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 43.26%. A win for Western United had a probability of 32.87% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.76%) and 0-2 (6.39%). The likeliest Western United win was 2-1 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.