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 Sydney FC win with a probability of 52.21%. A win for Macarthur had a probability of 25.74% and a draw had a probability of 22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sydney FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.51%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Macarthur win was 1-2 (6.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.