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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 56.84%. A win for West Ham United had a probability of 22.51% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.47%) and 1-0 (7%). The likeliest West Ham United win was 1-2 (5.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.