Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Rusthall and Punjab United.
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 Punjab United win with a probability of 51.88%. A win for Rusthall had a probability of 26.5% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Punjab United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.76%) and 0-1 (6.73%). The likeliest Rusthall win was 2-1 (6.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Punjab United in this match.