Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Bishop's Cleeve and Lydney Town.
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 Bishop's Cleeve win with a probability of 68.72%. A draw had a probability of 15.8% and a win for Lydney Town had a probability of 15.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bishop's Cleeve win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.82%) and 2-0 (6.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.71%), while for a Lydney Town win it was 1-2 (3.86%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bishop's Cleeve would win this match.