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 48.82%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 28.81% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.98%) and 0-2 (6.59%). The likeliest Southampton win was 2-1 (6.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.