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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 42.27%. A win for Derby County had a probability of 29.33% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.3%) and 1-2 (8.27%). The likeliest Derby County win was 1-0 (10.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.
