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 Manchester United win with a probability of 44.49%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 32.99% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.23%) and 0-2 (5.7%). The likeliest Brentford win was 2-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.