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 Macarthur win with a probability of 44.1%. A win for Adelaide United had a probability of 34.15% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Macarthur win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.44%) and 1-0 (5.22%). The likeliest Adelaide United win was 1-2 (7.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Macarthur would win this match.