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 Newport County win with a probability of 49.36%. A win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 26.6% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.56%) and 2-0 (8.12%). The likeliest Bristol Rovers win was 0-1 (6.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Newport County in this match.