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 Arsenal win with a probability of 58.84%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 18.29%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.98%) and 1-2 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.87%), while for a West Bromwich Albion win it was 1-0 (6.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.