Preston North End will travel to Hillsborough with confidence from their encouraging start to the term, while Sheffield Wednesday will certainly be keen to bounce back from their tough start under Xisco Munoz, and we see a share of the spoils as the most likely outcome on Saturday.
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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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 41.99%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.03% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.63%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (9.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.