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 Notts County win with a probability of 44.7%. A win for Chesterfield had a probability of 29.39% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Notts County win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.05%) and 0-2 (7.94%). The likeliest Chesterfield win was 1-0 (8.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Notts County would win this match.