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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 55.87%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 22.9% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.76%) and 1-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Brentford win was 1-2 (5.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.