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 Boston United win with a probability of 76.69%. A draw had a probability of 15.4% and a win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 7.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boston United win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.66%) and 0-3 (11.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.32%), while for a Blyth Spartans win it was 1-0 (3.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boston United would win this match.
