Form, Standings, Stats
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in League One
Saturday, December 30 at 5.30pm in Premier League
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 Manchester United win with a probability of 43.87%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 31.55% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.81%) and 0-2 (6.97%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 2-1 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Wigan Athletic | Draw | Manchester United |
31.55% ( 0.68) | 24.57% ( 0.46) | 43.87% ( -1.15) |
| Both teams to score 57.94% ( -1.27) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
