Regardless of the result on Monday night, both teams will still have five more games to rectify matters if things do not go their way. Nevertheless, this feels like a potentially-pivotal contest, one which both clubs will look to not lose rather than push for all three points if the game is close.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 38.01%. A win for Luton Town had a probability of 34.09% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (7.03%). The likeliest Luton Town win was 0-1 (10.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.13%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
