Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Larkfield & New Hythe and Lingfield.
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 Larkfield & New Hythe win with a probability of 40.74%. A win for Lingfield had a probability of 36.04% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Larkfield & New Hythe win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.55%) and 2-0 (5.49%). The likeliest Lingfield win was 1-2 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Larkfield & New Hythe would win this match.