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 Victory win with a probability of 40.19%. A win for Melbourne City had a probability of 36.19% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne Victory win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.96%) and 2-0 (5.64%). The likeliest Melbourne City win was 1-2 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.62%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.