Coverage of the FA Cup First Round clash between Lincoln City and Bowers & Pitsea.
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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 76.89%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Bowers & Pitsea had a probability of 8.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.18%) and 1-0 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.84%), while for a Bowers & Pitsea win it was 0-1 (2.63%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lincoln City would win this match.
