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 Everton win with a probability of 44.93%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 29.69% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.15%) and 0-2 (7.71%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Everton would win this match.
