Exeter City have shown their quality in the early stages of the League One campaign, particularly at the back, but having rebuilt some momentum, Huddersfield Town should have enough to see their visitors off at the John Smith's Stadium.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 51.44%. A win for Exeter City had a probability of 24.3% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.64%) and 2-0 (8.99%). The likeliest Exeter City win was 0-1 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.