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 Bradford City win with a probability of 40.52%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 33.29% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 0-1 (8.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.
