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 39.94%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.22% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Millwall win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.24%) and 0-2 (7.49%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (10.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Millwall would win this match.
