Group stage·23 June

The model's read

Home
70%
Draw
20%
Away
11%
EnglandExpected goalsGhana
2.64 xG0.53 xG
England Elo
1820
Ghana Elo
1451
Over 2.5
50%
BTTS
30%

Model vs market

How the model's probabilities line up against the bookmaker's.

ModelFair oddsPinnacleMarketModel − mkt
Home69.6%1.441.3071.6%-2.0
Draw19.8%5.055.2517.7%+2.1
Away10.6%9.478.7110.7%-0.1

Market probabilities are Pinnacle prices with the bookmaker margin removed. BTTS is model-only — no market shown.

Model favours England (70%).

Match preview

England enter as clear favourites against Ghana, with the data pointing to a significant disparity in overall strength between the two sides. The model rates England as comfortably the stronger outfit, which should manifest in their control of possession and creation of chances throughout the match.

Ghana will likely need to remain compact defensively and look to exploit any lapses in England's setup on the counter-attack. However, the gulf in quality suggests England should dominate large periods and dictate the tempo. For Ghana, a disciplined approach focused on limiting England's attacking space offers the best path to a competitive performance.

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