The odds are firmly against Forest Green claiming a positive result on Sunday, but Ferguson will take optimism from Sheffield Wednesday's minor blip in their last two league matches.
However, we expect the Owls to bounce back with a comfortable victory at the New Lawn and resume their push to win the third-tier title.
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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 59.51%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 18.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.68%) and 1-2 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.58%), while for a Forest Green Rovers win it was 1-0 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.