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 Stevenage win with a probability of 48.6%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 24.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stevenage win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.79%) and 1-2 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.62%), while for a Rochdale win it was 1-0 (8.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.