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 Manchester City win with a probability of 59.35%. A win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 21.52% and a draw had a probability of 19.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (7.19%) and 0-2 (6.53%). The likeliest Brighton & Hove Albion win was 2-1 (5.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.