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 Watford win with a probability of 42.8%. A win for Derby County had a probability of 31.87% and a draw had a probability of 25.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.85%) and 2-0 (6.58%). The likeliest Derby County win was 1-2 (7.84%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.