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 Southampton win with a probability of 79.84%. A draw had a probability of 12.9% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 7.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.06%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-2 (2.24%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.