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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 38.51%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 34.79% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (6.75%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (9.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.