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 69.63%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 12.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boston United win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.03%) and 1-2 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.72%), while for a Blyth Spartans win it was 1-0 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boston United would win this match.