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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 40.3%. A win for Burnley had a probability of 36.34% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.66%) and 0-2 (5.5%). The likeliest Burnley win was 2-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.