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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 77.42%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 7.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.97%) and 1-0 (10.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.01%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (2.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.