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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 40.66%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 33.59% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 1-0 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.