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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 44.07%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 32.32% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.57%) and 2-0 (6.39%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-2 (7.59%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.72%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.