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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Western United had a probability of 36.8% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.83%) and 0-2 (5.09%). The likeliest Western United win was 2-1 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.
