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 Darlaston Town win with a probability of 51.66%. A win for Lye Town had a probability of 26.54% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Darlaston Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.95%) and 2-0 (6.87%). The likeliest Lye Town win was 1-2 (6.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Darlaston Town would win this match.