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 63.08%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 15.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.61%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.11%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.