Stockport County have enjoyed the stronger season and arguably have more quality throughout their ranks, but Leyton Orient have consistently shown their quality throughout and head into the playoffs on the back of six straight wins to take a top-six spot.
We see the O's having enough to keep the scoreline level on home turf, leaving everything to play for at Edgeley Park next week.
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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 38.96%. A win for Leyton Orient had a probability of 32.33% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.91%) and 0-2 (7.49%). The likeliest Leyton Orient win was 1-0 (11.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.