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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 54.63%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 22.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 2-0 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.05%), while for a Southampton win it was 0-1 (6.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.