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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 59.03%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 19.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.95%) and 0-2 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.26%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-0 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.