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 Melbourne City win with a probability of 72.84%. A draw had a probability of 16.2% and a win for Macarthur had a probability of 10.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.37%) and 3-0 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.57%), while for a Macarthur win it was 1-2 (3.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Melbourne City would win this match.