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 Watford win with a probability of 54.18%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.1%) and 2-1 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.93%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.
