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 47.93%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 26.62% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.33%) and 2-0 (8.63%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (7.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.