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 70.18%. A draw had a probability of 15.4% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 14.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.94%) and 2-0 (6.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.76%), while for a West Ham United win it was 1-2 (3.7%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.