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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 37.61%. A win for Bradford City had a probability of 35.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.23%) and 0-2 (6.53%). The likeliest Bradford City win was 1-0 (9.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lincoln City would win this match.