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 Adelaide United win with a probability of 50.89%. A win for Macarthur had a probability of 27.21% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Adelaide United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.86%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest Macarthur win was 2-1 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.54%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.