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 50.69%. A win for Halifax Town had a probability of 25.42% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.64%) and 0-2 (8.44%). The likeliest Halifax Town win was 1-0 (6.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Stockport County in this match.