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 Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 40.06%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 32.26% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.29%) and 0-2 (7.47%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (10.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Queens Park Rangers would win this match.