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 City win with a probability of 68.19%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Everton had a probability of 14.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.45%) and 0-1 (7.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.96%), while for a Everton win it was 2-1 (4.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.