World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Mar 25, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Ennio Tardini
Italy2 - 0N. Ireland
The Match
Match Report
Steven Davis earned his 125th international cap in Parma.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Italy and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Thursday's European World Cup Qualifying clash with Northern Ireland.
Data Analysis
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 Italy win with a probability of 59.22%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 14.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.76%) and 2-1 (8.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12.22%), while for a Northern Ireland win it was 0-1 (7.34%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Italy would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Italy | Draw | Northern Ireland |
| 59.22% | 26% | 14.78% |
| Both teams to score 35.1% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
