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 Chelsea win with a probability of 76.55%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 7.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.07%) and 3-0 (11.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.38%), while for a West Bromwich Albion win it was 0-1 (3.13%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.