Sunday's clash is expected to be a tight affair, as the previous two Manchester derbies have played out this season, but with the boost of their own home crowd, the hosts could just edge this one.
Man United sealed their victory in the last meeting between these two teams, while the other was a draw, so Taylor will be desperate for his team to get the better of their rivals this weekend.
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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 Women win with a probability of 48.44%. A win for Manchester United Women had a probability of 26.85% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Women win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 2-0 (8.32%). The likeliest Manchester United Women win was 0-1 (7.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Manchester City Women in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester City Women.
