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 61.37%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 18.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.17%) and 1-0 (8.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.3%), while for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win it was 1-2 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.