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 38.99%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.79%) and 2-0 (7.6%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (11.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.