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 Stockport County win with a probability of 63.47%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 14.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.68%) and 2-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.31%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (5.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Stockport County in this match.