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 Southport win with a probability of 46.98%. A win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 28.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southport win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.37%) and 0-2 (7.85%). The likeliest Blyth Spartans win was 1-0 (7.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southport would win this match.