We said: Arsenal 3-1 Everton
Arsenal's young attacking starlets have already demonstrated their affinity for finding the back of the net in pre-season, and their recent friendly exploits will serve them well against the Toffees and their lack of preparation.
Lampard's familiar-looking side should not take too long to get to grips with one another again, but a full-strength Arsenal XI should have too much for Everton here.
Read more.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 Arsenal win with a probability of 68.6%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Everton had a probability of 13.03%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.02%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Everton win it was 0-1 (3.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Arsenal in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Arsenal.
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