Coverage of the FA Cup Preliminary Round clash between Yaxley FC and Grantham 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 Grantham Town win with a probability of 53.22%. A win for Yaxley FC had a probability of 26.03% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Grantham Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.52%) and 0-2 (6.25%). The likeliest Yaxley FC win was 2-1 (6.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Grantham Town would win this match.