Fleetwood will certainly be the fresher of the two sides heading into the contest, but Sheffield Wednesday's recent form has been excellent, and we are expecting the Owls to pick up another three points in their fight for a playoff spot.
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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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 51%. A win for Fleetwood Town had a probability of 24.76% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (8.83%). The likeliest Fleetwood Town win was 1-0 (6.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.
