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 Brentford win with a probability of 54.63%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 19.73%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.28%) and 1-2 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.88%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (7.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.