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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 37.63%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 35.39% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.17%) and 0-2 (6.66%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 1-0 (10.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.