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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 52.57%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 24.06% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 2-0 (8.67%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (6.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood.