Both sides have bolstered their attacking threat over the summer, and with most teams likely to need a few matches to get back to full match fitness, we expect that both these sides will get on the scoresheet, but feel that the hosts will edge it by the odd goal in the end.
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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 Grimsby Town win with a probability of 38.11%. A win for AFC Wimbledon had a probability of 32.5% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.62%) and 2-0 (7.43%). The likeliest AFC Wimbledon win was 0-1 (11.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.
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