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 46.22%. A draw had a probability of 28.8% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 24.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.66%) and 1-2 (8.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.95%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-0 (10.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.