Man Utd may not have enjoyed the best pre-season so far, but their performance against Arsenal held plenty of promise, and we expect them to ultimately secure the victory here.
Read more.
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 44.39%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 34.04% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.48%) and 1-0 (5.05%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 1-2 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.58%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.