We said: Chelsea 2-2 West Ham United
With both teams having endured a mixed start to the campaign, there is a feeling that something has to give on Saturday with each side requiring three points. Although we feel that West Ham will be able to breach the Chelsea backline, the West Londoners may improve at the other end to claim a share of the spoils.
Read more.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 59.16%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 17.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.42%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a West Ham United win it was 0-1 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.