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 51.77%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 26.23% and a draw had a probability of 22.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.59%) and 2-0 (7.51%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-2 (6.44%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.