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 Young Boys win with a probability of 73.13%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Neuchatel Xamax had a probability of 10.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Young Boys win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.01%) and 3-0 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.82%), while for a Neuchatel Xamax win it was 0-1 (3.27%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Young Boys would win this match.