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 Manchester City win with a probability of 54.56%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 23.23% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.68%) and 2-0 (8.31%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 1-2 (6.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.22%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.