Despite there being 19 places and 42 points between these two sides heading into Friday's encounter, Oxford have shown signs of trending in the right direction under Manning's stewardship in their last two matches.
However, Sheffield Wednesday's winless run surely cannot continue much longer, and we expect them to claim a tight victory to remain top of the table.
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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 59.28%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Oxford United had a probability of 18.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.72%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Oxford United win it was 1-0 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood.
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