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 Melbourne Victory win with a probability of 43.23%. A win for Macarthur had a probability of 35.01% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne Victory win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.33%) and 0-1 (5.12%). The likeliest Macarthur win was 2-1 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Melbourne Victory in this match.