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 40.19%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.41% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.11%) and 2-0 (7.73%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (10.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.