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 Brentford win with a probability of 51.57%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.78%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 1-0 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.