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 42.61%. A win for Halifax Town had a probability of 30.87% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.78%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Halifax Town win was 0-1 (9.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.