The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Monday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Northern Ireland and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Tuesday's 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 64.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 11.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 0-1 with a probability of 19.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (15.52%) and 0-3 (8.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12.33%), while for a Northern Ireland win it was 1-0 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Northern Ireland | Draw | Italy |
| 11.52% | 24.42% | 64.05% |
| Both teams to score 31.59% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
