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 Harrogate Town win with a probability of 44.66%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 27.87% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Harrogate Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.68%) and 2-0 (8.65%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 0-1 (9.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.