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 Central Coast Mariners win with a probability of 79.68%. A draw had a probability of 12.3% and a win for Macarthur had a probability of 8.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Central Coast Mariners win was 0-3 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.9%) and 1-3 (8.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.33%), while for a Macarthur win it was 2-1 (2.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Central Coast Mariners would win this match.