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 41.59%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 30.71% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (10.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.