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 47.64%. A win for Granada had a probability of 28.59% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.67%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Granada win was 2-1 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.