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 Chelsea win with a probability of 64.4%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Newcastle United had a probability of 15.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.98%) and 1-2 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.66%), while for a Newcastle United win it was 1-0 (4.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
