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 46.32%. A win for Gateshead had a probability of 29.86% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fylde win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.39%) and 0-2 (7.09%). The likeliest Gateshead win was 2-1 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fylde would win this match.