Both teams possess plenty of goals within their ranks, which should help create an open match, particularly given Sheff Wed's desperation for a victory.
We expect them to find one in narrow circumstances, with Bristol Rovers potentially set to be tired after chasing hard for an equaliser against Derby at the weekend.
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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 60.44%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 17.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.52%) and 1-2 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.28%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 1-0 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Sheffield Wednesday in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield Wednesday.
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