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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 44.33%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 30.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.11%) and 2-0 (7.5%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.