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 Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 43.42%. A win for Newcastle United had a probability of 32.4% and a draw had a probability of 24.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.22%) and 0-2 (6.83%). The likeliest Newcastle United win was 2-1 (7.36%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.