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 United win with a probability of 39.71%. A win for Chelsea had a probability of 35.91% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.81%) and 2-0 (5.98%). The likeliest Chelsea win was 1-2 (8.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.