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 Hull City win with a probability of 56.09%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.87%) and 0-2 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.85%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 1-0 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.