Even if Stockport decide to rotate their squad, prioritising their promotion push over the FA Cup, they should have sufficient depth to see off Brackley's challenge and book a place in the third round.
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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 Stockport County win with a probability of 53.25%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Brackley Town had a probability of 21.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.24%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Brackley Town win it was 0-1 (7.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Stockport County in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Stockport County.
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