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 Chelsea win with a probability of 77.54%. A draw had a probability of 13.5% and a win for Morecambe had a probability of 8.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.96%), while for a Morecambe win it was 1-2 (2.71%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 5-0 win for Chelsea in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Chelsea.