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 Australia Women win with a probability of 92.89%. A draw had a probability of 5.2% and a win for New Zealand Women had a probability of 1.91%.
The most likely scoreline for an Australia Women win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (11.53%) and 5-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.43%), while for a New Zealand Women win it was 1-2 (0.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Australia Women would win this match.