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 Watford win with a probability of 48.08%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 25.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.19%) and 2-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.37%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (8.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.