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 36.01%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 35.32% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.57%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (11.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.