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 Brentford win with a probability of 41.76%. A win for Bournemouth had a probability of 30.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Bournemouth win was 0-1 (10.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.