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 Sydney FC win with a probability of 41.13%. A win for Western Sydney Wanderers had a probability of 35.87% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sydney FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.34%) and 2-0 (5.42%). The likeliest Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.