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 Stockport County win with a probability of 50.56%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Hartlepool United had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.06%) and 2-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.33%), while for a Hartlepool United win it was 0-1 (8.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.