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 48.46%. A win for Newcastle Jets had a probability of 30.66% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6%) and 0-2 (5.13%). The likeliest Newcastle Jets win was 2-1 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.