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 57.93%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 18.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.39%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.