We said: Millwall 0-1 Southampton
Just a week out from their Championship opener, Millwall are likely to field a strong XI for Saturday afternoon's clash with Southampton.
The same can be said for the Saints after a sluggish first-half display at Oxford on Wednesday, with a host of returning first-team stars set to fire the visitors to victory.
Read more.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 Southampton win with a probability of 47.95%. A win for Millwall had a probability of 27.6% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.45%) and 0-2 (7.99%). The likeliest Millwall win was 1-0 (7.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Southampton in this match.