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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 45.94%. A win for Tottenham Hotspur had a probability of 32.31% and a draw had a probability of 21.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.65%) and 1-0 (5.51%). The likeliest Tottenham Hotspur win was 1-2 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Newcastle United in this match.