After winning five of their last six home matches in competitions, we think that Sheffield Wednesday will have the confidence to claim all three points when they face a Cambridge side who are struggling with a number of defensive injuries.
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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 75.96%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 8.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.29%) and 3-0 (10.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.45%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 0-1 (3.11%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.
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