After such a detrimental start to their hosting of Wycombe earlier in the week, Stockport will look to be solid in the opening stages against Bolton.
However, we cannot envisage the Hatters keeping a rare clean sheet at Edgeley Park, with a share of the spoils representing a probable outcome on Saturday afternoon.
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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 Stockport County win with a probability of 37.11%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 37.03% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.14%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (9.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.
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