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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 61.48%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 16.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.15%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Forest Green Rovers win it was 1-0 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.