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 Charlton Athletic win with a probability of 45.14%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 29.27% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.14%) and 0-2 (7.89%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-0 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Charlton Athletic would win this match.