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 Leicester City win with a probability of 46.78%. A win for West Ham United had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.62%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest West Ham United win was 1-2 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.