Man City

2 - 0

Newcastle

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 80.88%. A draw had a probability of 11.1% and a win for Newcastle United had a probability of 8.04%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-1 with a probability of 8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (7.36%) and 2-1 (7.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.13%), while for a Newcastle United win it was 1-2 (2.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.