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 Newcastle Jets win with a probability of 91.44%. A draw had a probability of 5.6% and a win for Auckland FC had a probability of 3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle Jets win was 0-4 with a probability of 7.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (7.13%) and 1-4 (7.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (1.99%), while for an Auckland FC win it was 2-1 (0.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.