Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Ivybridge Town and Tavistock.
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 Tavistock win with a probability of 70.32%. A draw had a probability of 16% and a win for Ivybridge Town had a probability of 13.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tavistock win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (8.04%) and 0-2 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.65%), while for a Ivybridge Town win it was 2-1 (3.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tavistock would win this match.