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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 38.76%. A win for Brisbane Roar had a probability of 37.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.38%) and 2-0 (5.67%). The likeliest Brisbane Roar win was 1-2 (8.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.