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 Newcastle Jets win with a probability of 45.86%. A win for Western Sydney Wanderers had a probability of 30.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle Jets win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.71%). The likeliest Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.