QPR may be feeling the pressure ahead of this contest, aware that they can ill-afford many more dropped points in the short term if they want to remain in the hunt for the top two. When combining that with Millwall being back on an upward trend, this London derby could end level.
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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 Millwall win with a probability of 39.06%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 32.61% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Millwall win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.02%) and 2-0 (7.41%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (10.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Millwall would win this match.
