Data Analysis
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 65.46%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Everton had a probability of 14.21%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.84%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.67%), while for a Everton win it was 0-1 (4.78%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.