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 York City win with a probability of 68.28%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 12.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a York City win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.13%) and 1-2 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.18%), while for a Blyth Spartans win it was 1-0 (4.4%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that York City would win this match.