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 Burnley win with a probability of 39.33%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.17% and a draw had a probability of 29.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.78%) and 1-2 (7.7%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (11.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.