We said: Newcastle United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Incredibly, five of the last six Premier League matches between these two sides have finished 1-1, and we have had to back the same scoreline on Friday night. Newcastle will be desperate to end their losing run, and the Magpies should be good enough for a point in front of their own supporters.
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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 37.13%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 34.74% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.85%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 0-1 (11.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Newcastle United in this match.