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 City win with a probability of 64.58%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 16.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.87%) and 0-1 (9.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Southampton win it was 2-1 (4.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.
