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 57.87%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 21.29% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.15%) and 1-0 (7.8%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-2 (5.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.