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 Millwall win with a probability of 37.19%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.47% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Millwall win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.54%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (11.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.42%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Millwall would win this match.
