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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 43.8%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 31.39% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.09%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 0-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.