Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England win with a probability of 44.12%. A win for Finland had a probability of 28.37% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.65%) and 0-2 (8.51%). The likeliest Finland win was 1-0 (9.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.