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 Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 40.02%. A win for Oxford United had a probability of 35.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.61%) and 2-0 (5.93%). The likeliest Oxford United win was 1-2 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Queens Park Rangers would win this match.