Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Whitchurch Alport and Pilkington.
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 Whitchurch Alport win with a probability of 58.3%. A win for Pilkington had a probability of 21.25% and a draw had a probability of 20.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Whitchurch Alport win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.85%) and 1-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Pilkington win was 1-2 (5.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Whitchurch Alport would win this match.