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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 54.31%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 24.87% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.69%) and 3-1 (6.61%). The likeliest Brentford win was 1-2 (6.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.