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 41.68%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 30.62% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.89%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (10.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.
