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 60.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.83% and a win for Wellington Phoenix had a probability of 18.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne Victory win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.57%) , while for a Wellington Phoenix win it was 1-2 (5.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.