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 Bristol Rovers win with a probability of 48.24%. A win for Darlington had a probability of 27.8% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol Rovers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Darlington win was 1-2 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.2%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bristol Rovers would win this match.