Given their respective ambitions, this feels like a potentially-pivotal game with regards to the remainder of their season. Although the Terriers have the qualities to earn at least a share of the spoils, we can see Boro edging this contest through a late goal.
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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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 57.38%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 18.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.5%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.37%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (6.83%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.
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