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 46.88%. A win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 29.34% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.21%). The likeliest Real Sociedad win was 1-2 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.