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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 66.99%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for Torquay United had a probability of 13.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.66%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.13%), while for a Torquay United win it was 0-1 (4.25%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.