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 41.99%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.03% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.63%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (9.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.