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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 39.34%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 33.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (7.02%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-0 (9.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.
