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 Southampton win with a probability of 38.84%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 35.43% and a draw had a probability of 25.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.78%) and 0-2 (6.26%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (8.71%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.