Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Downham Town and Ipswich Wanderers.
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 Ipswich Wanderers win with a probability of 50.82%. A win for Downham Town had a probability of 27.74% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.27%) and 1-3 (6.21%). The likeliest Downham Town win was 2-1 (6.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ipswich Wanderers would win this match.