In what will certainly be a hard-fought game, given the circumstances of a true six-pointer, this could go either way, but we just give the edge to the hosts.
Rooney's men have shown their heart and desire over the course of the campaign, and, with the chance to leapfrog the Posh and take a step closer to a seemingly unlikely survival, their fighting spirit could again come on show.
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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 Derby County win with a probability of 55.18%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Peterborough United had a probability of 20.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Peterborough United win it was 0-1 (6.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Derby County in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Derby County.