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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 49.36%. A win for Newcastle Jets had a probability of 29.46% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.09%) and 2-0 (5.62%). The likeliest Newcastle Jets win was 1-2 (6.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.53%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.