While Lamouchi will demand that his players show full focus to this contest, his team can also afford to enjoy themselves, a reward for their solid work since the turn of the year. Playing with a greater freedom, we feel that the Bluebirds will do enough to get the better of the Terriers by the odd goal in three.
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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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 51.44%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 22.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.22%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (8.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.