It is difficult to know exactly what to expect from this match, as both managers will make wholesale changes from Saturday's Championship openers. Middlesbrough arguably have the greater strength in depth, though, and we are backing Carrick's side to emerge victorious in order to progress to the second round.
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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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 55.18%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 21.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.86%) and 0-2 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.81%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-0 (5.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.
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