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 Melbourne City win with a probability of 41.64%. A win for Melbourne Victory had a probability of 33.6% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.58%) and 2-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Melbourne Victory win was 1-2 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.