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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 60.64%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Hartlepool United had a probability of 16.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.63%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.69%), while for a Hartlepool United win it was 0-1 (5.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.