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 Ipswich Town win with a probability of 41.97%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 32.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.85%) and 2-0 (7.12%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (8.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.