Coverage of the FA Cup First Round clash between Cheltenham Town and South Shields.
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 Cheltenham Town win with a probability of 60.38%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for South Shields had a probability of 18.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cheltenham Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.01%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a South Shields win it was 0-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cheltenham Town would win this match.