While Lincoln have recently produced the most consistent form, we cannot ignore Leyton Orient's recent win at Stevenage. That said, Lincoln would be backed against many teams in this division right now, leading us to go with a hard-fought success for the home side.
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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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 46.93%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Leyton Orient had a probability of 25.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.4%) and 2-1 (8.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.78%), while for a Leyton Orient win it was 0-1 (9.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Lincoln City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Lincoln City.