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 61.79%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Altrincham had a probability of 17.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.04%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.8%), while for an Altrincham win it was 0-1 (4.83%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.