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 Southampton win with a probability of 45.98%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Burnley had a probability of 26.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.05%) and 2-1 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.82%), while for a Burnley win it was 0-1 (9.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.