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 Fulham win with a probability of 51.64%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 25.72% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.68%). The likeliest Brentford win was 1-2 (6.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.34%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Fulham in this match.