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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 41.17%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 33.5% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.8%) and 0-2 (6.76%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 1-0 (8.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.