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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.45%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.07% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.37%) and 0-2 (7.5%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (10.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Cardiff City in this match.
