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 Chelsea win with a probability of 45.5%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 28.27% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.05%) and 0-2 (8.33%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 1-0 (8.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.