Coverage of the FA Cup First Round clash between Stratford Town and Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 72.56%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Stratford Town had a probability of 11.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.34%) and 0-3 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.37%), while for a Stratford Town win it was 2-1 (3.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shrewsbury Town would win this match.