Data Analysis
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 Brentford win with a probability of 45.41%. A win for Fulham had a probability of 28.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.13%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest Fulham win was 0-1 (8.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.