Saturday's encounter is certainly a true six-pointer in the fight for Championship survival this term, and we anticipate a cagey affair between the Yorkshire rivals.
With both desperate to avoid a harmful defeat, we see a share of the points being the most likely outcome 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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 39.74%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.2% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (9.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.