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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 36.24%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 35.91% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.81%) and 0-2 (6.6%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (11.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.