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 44.4%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 30.99% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.99%) and 2-0 (7.12%). The likeliest Brentford win was 1-2 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.