Huddersfield will be resolute and tough to beat, particularly on home turf on Saturday, but Norwich travel with confidence and momentum on their side, and we anticipate the free-scoring Canaries doing enough to come out on top at the John Smith's Stadium.
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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 Norwich City win with a probability of 50.82%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 24.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.55%) and 0-2 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.77%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-0 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.