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 55.23%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 20.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.65%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.56%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (6.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.