Coverage of the FA Cup First Round clash between FC United of Manchester and Doncaster Rovers.
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 Doncaster Rovers win with a probability of 61.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for FC United of Manchester had a probability of 17.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.58%) and 0-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.46%), while for a FC United of Manchester win it was 2-1 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Doncaster Rovers would win this match.