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 Norwich City win with a probability of 38.89%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 34.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.35%) and 0-2 (6.88%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (9.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.