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 Southampton win with a probability of 45.3%. A win for West Ham United had a probability of 29.96% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (7.43%). The likeliest West Ham United win was 0-1 (7.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.