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 62.48%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Arsenal had a probability of 18.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.66%) and 0-1 (7.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.71%), while for an Arsenal win it was 2-1 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.