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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 63.43%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 15.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.64%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.04%), while for a Port Vale win it was 0-1 (5.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Sheffield Wednesday in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield Wednesday.