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 62.25%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 17.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.82%) and 1-0 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.49%), while for a King's Lynn Town win it was 1-2 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.
