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 Manchester City win with a probability of 63.46%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Sevilla had a probability of 14.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.81%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Sevilla win it was 0-1 (5.63%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.