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 Salford City win with a probability of 51.82%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 22.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.15%) and 2-1 (9.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.1%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (7.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Salford City would win this match.