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 Melbourne City win with a probability of 58.19%. A win for Western Sydney Wanderers had a probability of 22.4% and a draw had a probability of 19.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.08%) and 2-0 (6.4%). The likeliest Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 (5.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.