Coverage of the Australian A-League clash between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory.
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 44.89%. A win for Melbourne Victory had a probability of 30.38% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.2%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Melbourne Victory win was 0-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.
