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 Manchester United win with a probability of 58.18%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Istanbul Basaksehir had a probability of 19.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a Istanbul Basaksehir win it was 0-1 (5.49%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.