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 51.69%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 22.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.37%) and 1-2 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.22%), while for a West Bromwich Albion win it was 1-0 (8.15%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.