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 40.83%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 31.35% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.32%) and 0-2 (7.71%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 1-0 (10.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.