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 Salford City win with a probability of 45.89%. A win for Scunthorpe United had a probability of 27.25% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.92%) and 0-2 (8.76%). The likeliest Scunthorpe United win was 1-0 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Salford City in this match.