QPR can only have benefitted from a couple of weeks extra with their new boss. Nevertheless, Norwich have the quality to put together a run of form now they have ended their dismal run, leading us to predict a hard-fought victory.
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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 Norwich City win with a probability of 50.72%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 23.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.52%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.03%), while for a Queens Park Rangers win it was 0-1 (7.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Norwich City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Norwich City.