Both teams are certainly playing with a degree of confidence back in their game, and both desperate not to lose in a true six-pointer, even at this early stage of the campaign, we anticipate them sharing the points at Hillsborough.
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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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 45.32%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 28.37% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (8.32%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (8.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.