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 West Ham United win with a probability of 55.55%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Watford had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.4%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for West Ham United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for West Ham United.