Despite their struggles at the Eco-Power Stadium in recent years, Northampton Town are favourites to extend their unbeaten sequence to seven matches this weekend, taking one step closer to automatic promotion while nudging Schofield towards the realisation that Doncaster will be in League Two this time next season.
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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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 48.66%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 24.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.84%) and 1-2 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.62%), while for a Doncaster Rovers win it was 1-0 (9%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Northampton Town would win this match.
