Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Badshot Lea and Balham.
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 Badshot Lea win with a probability of 60.36%. A win for Balham had a probability of 20.48% and a draw had a probability of 19.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Badshot Lea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.27%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Balham win was 1-2 (5.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.9%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Badshot Lea would win this match.