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 Brentford win with a probability of 61.52%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 16.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.74%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.52%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.69%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.