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 Stockport County win with a probability of 43.25%. A win for Halifax Town had a probability of 31.65% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.03%) and 0-2 (7.12%). The likeliest Halifax Town win was 1-0 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.85%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.