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 Coventry City win with a probability of 45.6%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 28.09% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.03%) and 2-0 (8.4%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (8.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.