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 Salford City win with a probability of 50.01%. A win for Hartlepool United had a probability of 26.27% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.35%) and 2-0 (8.08%). The likeliest Hartlepool United win was 1-2 (6.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.11%).