With Tamworth performing better than expected in the fifth tier, they will back themselves to earn at least a share of the spoils on Friday. However, we cannot see past Huddersfield producing a performance that is strong enough to earn a relatively comfortable win.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 65.43%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Tamworth had a probability of 15.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.87%) and 0-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.03%), while for a Tamworth win it was 2-1 (4.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.