England vs Scotland
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-18.
England 67.0%draw 3.0%30.0% ScotlandScotland 56.1%draw 3.0%40.9% EnglandEngland 54.0%draw 3.0%43.0% ScotlandEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
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Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are England wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 16 Scotland and 27 England, half of them between 3 Scotland and 15 England, with the middle run at 4 England.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 30 and 70 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 21-17 on a tight afternoon and 32-28 on an open one.
Why England are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of England winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps England, a bar to the left helps Scotland.
England 2235, Scotland 2193 — 43 points, favouring England
England are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
England77–19–48Scotland144 meetings, 1871 to 2026 · England by 3.0 on average
Last 10: 3–1–6 · England by 0.2 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | Scotland 31–20 England | — | Scottish Gas Murrayfield |
| 2025-02-22 | England 16–15 Scotland | — | Allianz Stadium |
| 2024-02-24 | Scotland 30–21 England | — | Scottish Gas Murrayfield |
| 2023-02-04 | England 23–29 Scotland | — | Allianz Stadium |
| 2022-02-05 | Scotland 20–17 England | — | Scottish Gas Murrayfield |
The 5 most recent meetings; the record above covers all 144. A dash under Competition means the record does not name one, which is common — most rows on file carry no competition. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.