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 48.51%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 28.31% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.07%) and 0-2 (7.19%). The likeliest Southampton win was 2-1 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.59%).