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 64.45%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Perth Glory had a probability of 17.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.88%) and 3-1 (7.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.77%), while for a Perth Glory win it was 1-2 (4.64%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.