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 Wellington Phoenix win with a probability of 50.93%. A win for Western United had a probability of 26.32% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wellington Phoenix win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (7.55%). The likeliest Western United win was 1-2 (6.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wellington Phoenix would win this match.
