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 Melbourne Victory win with a probability of 53.59%. A win for Wellington Phoenix had a probability of 23.79% and a draw had a probability of 22.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne Victory win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.95%) and 2-0 (8.35%). The likeliest Wellington Phoenix win was 1-2 (6.14%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.