With home advantage, more quality throughout their squad and plenty of momentum behind them, Leeds United should fancy their chances to beat their Yorkshire rivals in dominant fashion at Elland Road at the weekend.
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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 Leeds United win with a probability of 84.27%. A draw had a probability of 10.9% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 4.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.59%) and 4-0 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.2%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (1.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Leeds United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Leeds United.