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 43.43%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 34.13% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.98%) and 2-0 (5.44%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.