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 60.1%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Wycombe Wanderers had a probability of 17.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.11%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.63%), while for a Wycombe Wanderers win it was 0-1 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.