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 Fylde win with a probability of 49.63%. A win for Darlington had a probability of 25.6% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fylde win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 2-0 (8.75%). The likeliest Darlington win was 0-1 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Fylde in this match.