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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 40.18%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 34.96% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.45%) and 0-2 (6.32%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 2-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.
