Cardiff City have arguably been better than their results so far this season suggest, while the visiting Owls are yet to find their form on their return to the Championship, and we envisage a first league win of the season for Bulut's side as a result.
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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 40.29%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (7.81%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.