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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 60.63%. A draw had a probability of 23.04% and a win for Stoke City had a probability of 16.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.77%) and 2-1 (10.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%) , while for a Stoke City win it was 0-1 (5.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood.