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 38.3%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 35.94% and a draw had a probability of 25.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.34%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-0 (8.85%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.