Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Shaftesbury Town and Melksham Town.
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 Melksham Town win with a probability of 40.03%. A win for Shaftesbury Town had a probability of 39.89% and a draw had a probability of 20.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Melksham Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 6.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-3 (5.14%) and 1-3 (4.86%). The likeliest Shaftesbury Town win was 2-1 (6.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood.