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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 66.83%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 13.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.62%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.14%), while for a King's Lynn Town win it was 0-1 (4.27%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.