With Salford City firmly involved in the intensely competitive League Two playoff battle, we predict that The Ammies will be able to take their league form into the semi-finals of the EFL Trophy.
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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 Salford City win with a probability of 40.95%. A win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 34.04% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.76%) and 0-2 (6.55%). The likeliest Cheltenham Town win was 2-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.75%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.