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 Chorley win with a probability of 59.8%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Chester FC had a probability of 19.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chorley win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.88%) and 1-0 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.45%), while for a Chester FC win it was 1-2 (5.26%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chorley would win this match.