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 Hull City win with a probability of 45.33%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 28.26% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (8.37%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-0 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.