With both teams having the chance to play with relative freedom in this fixture, an entertaining contest could be in store. Although Coventry will keep things competitive throughout the 90 minutes, we are backing Stoke to post a win which may keep O'Neill in a job.
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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 Stoke City win with a probability of 45.47%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 28.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9%) and 2-0 (8.42%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.
