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 Millwall win with a probability of 48.23%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 26.33% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Millwall win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (8.72%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 0-1 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Millwall would win this match.