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 Macarthur win with a probability of 39.6%. A win for Wellington Phoenix had a probability of 36.32% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Macarthur win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.42%) and 2-0 (5.79%). The likeliest Wellington Phoenix win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.