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 59.38%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 17.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.75%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.01%), while for a King's Lynn Town win it was 0-1 (6.33%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.