While Huddersfield will have renewed confidence from their win before the break, Middlesbrough are full of momentum in their charge towards the top two, and we do not anticipate them being derailed at the weekend.
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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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 49.35%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 25.53% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.44%) and 0-2 (8.88%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (7.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.94%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.