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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 39.54%. A win for Swansea City had a probability of 33.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Swansea City win was 0-1 (9.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.