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 40.2%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.34%) and 0-2 (7.45%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (10.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.