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 Bournemouth win with a probability of 40.26%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.88% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (7.58%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (10.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.