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Who will win England vs Ghana?

Onside's model gives England a 57% win probability (25% draw, Ghana 18%). We publish every prediction before kickoff and grade it after full time. See every graded prediction. Full match breakdown below.
MODEL PREDICTION · GROUP L · MD2

England vs GhanaWin Probability & Model Prediction

Tuesday, 23 June 2026 · 20:00 UTC · Foxborough

Onside's AI model gives England 57%, draw 25%, and Ghana 18%. England is the model favourite (moderate confidence) for this World Cup 2026 Group L fixture on Tuesday.

ENGLAND WIN
57%
DRAW
25%
GHANA WIN
18%
SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.921.01
★ MODE
11
11.6%
21
9.9%
20
9.9%
10
9.1%
00
6.6%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
56%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
55%

Pre-tournament prior model — posterior updates as the group stage plays. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

QUICK FACTS · MODEL OUTPUTS

England vs Ghana World Cup 2026 prediction

Onside's model gives England 57%, draw 25%, and Ghana 18% — england favoured. Calibrated against the rolling tournament hit-rate; every call is publicly graded after full-time on the model record.

England vs Ghana prediction score

Expected scoreline: 21 — rounded from the bivariate-Poisson expected goals (England 2, Ghana 1). The full top-five most-likely scorelines are on this page below.

England vs Ghana head to head

Group L fixture at Foxborough, kickoff Tue 23 Jun, 20:00 UTC. Model anchors: FIFA rank (ENG #4 vs GHA #74), confederation, and live MD1+ form learned from this tournament's results.

England vs Ghana line up

Probable XIs and confirmed lineups land at the match centre as soon as managers release them — typically ~1 hour before kickoff. Onside's player-projection engine pre-computes the most-likely scoring threats per side from current tournament form.

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MODEL RATIONALE

Ranking gap is the story

England sit 70 places above Ghana in the FIFA ranking (#4 vs #74) — a gap of that size is hard for the underdog to close in a one-off match. England comes out at 57%, Ghana at 18%, with the rest on the draw. Treated as a moderate call rather than a foregone conclusion.

MATCH CONTEXT

How the teams compare

WORLD RANKING
England
#4
Ghana
#74
PREMIER LEAGUE PRESENCE
England
21
Ghana
1
HOME SOIL
England
Ghana
REGION
England
UEFA
Ghana
CAF
PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD

The PL names in each squad

England21 PL
  • Dean HendersonCrystal Palace
  • Jordan PickfordEverton
  • James TraffordMan City
  • Dan BurnNewcastle
  • Marc GuéhiCrystal Palace
  • Reece JamesChelsea
  • Ezri KonsaAston Villa
  • Tino LivramentoNewcastle
  • + 13 more
Ghana1 PL
  • Antoine SemenyoMan City
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