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 Arsenal win with a probability of 59.21%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 19.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.37%) and 0-1 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.92%), while for a West Bromwich Albion win it was 2-1 (5.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.