With both teams currently on a high, we anticipate a competitive encounter. Gainsborough will back themselves to continue their heroics in this competition, yet the extra quality and resoluteness in the Harrogate ranks may prove pivotal.
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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 Harrogate Town win with a probability of 60.53%. A win for Gainsborough Trinity had a probability of 19.83% and a draw had a probability of 19.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Harrogate Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.84%) and 3-1 (7.2%). The likeliest Gainsborough Trinity win was 1-2 (5.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Harrogate Town would win this match.