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 Swansea City win with a probability of 40.71%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 32.86% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.16%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (9.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.