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 Swansea City win with a probability of 40.01%. A draw had a probability of 30.1% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 29.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.1%) and 1-2 (7.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.39%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-0 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.
