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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 45.24%. A draw had a probability of 29.1% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 25.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.43%) and 1-2 (8.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.04%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-0 (10.45%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.