Regardless of Kings Lynn's victory at the weekend, it is difficult to see them posing much of a threat in Yorkshire. Halifax have extra quality in all areas of the pitch, leading us to predict a routine 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 Halifax Town win with a probability of 56.19%. A win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 22.26% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Halifax Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.28%) and 2-0 (8.27%). The likeliest King's Lynn Town win was 1-2 (5.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Halifax Town would win this match.
