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 Darlington win with a probability of 74.02%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 10.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Darlington win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 3-0 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.97%), while for a Blyth Spartans win it was 1-2 (3.16%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Darlington would win this match.