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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 34.98%. A win for Swansea City had a probability of 33.76% and a draw had a probability of 31.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.93%) and 1-2 (6.69%). The likeliest Swansea City win was 1-0 (13.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (14.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.