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 Wellington Phoenix win with a probability of 43.4%. A win for Newcastle Jets had a probability of 33.77% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wellington Phoenix win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.45%) and 2-0 (5.71%). The likeliest Newcastle Jets win was 1-2 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.