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 Coventry City win with a probability of 46.06%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 31.04% and a draw had a probability of 22.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-2 (7.72%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.