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 Bristol City win with a probability of 41.82%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 30.41% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (7.96%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (10.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bristol City would win this match.