Although Burnley will head into Saturday's tie as the favourites, the Premier League outfit are enduring a difficult run of form in contrast to their Championship counterparts.
The Terriers will likely name a strong side at Turf Moor, while the Clarets may decide to rest a few star names and with that in mind, a score draw could be on the cards in 90 minutes, with the visitors edging it on penalties.
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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 Burnley win with a probability of 49.16%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 25.64% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.42%) and 2-0 (8.88%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (7.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.
