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 Southampton win with a probability of 46.73%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Burnley had a probability of 26.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.06%) and 2-1 (8.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.67%), while for a Burnley win it was 0-1 (9%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.