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 45.68%. A win for Newcastle Jets had a probability of 29.94% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.99%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Newcastle Jets win was 1-2 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.