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 Watford win with a probability of 39.58%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 33.65% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (7.02%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.