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 59.2%. A win for Sevilla had a probability of 20.8% and a draw had a probability of 20%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.67%) and 3-1 (7.08%). The likeliest Sevilla win was 1-2 (5.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.