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 42.37%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 30.73% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.68%) and 2-0 (7.77%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sheffield Wednesday in this match.