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 56.21%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 22.39% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle Jets win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.1%) and 0-1 (8.01%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 2-1 (5.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.