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 Doncaster Rovers win with a probability of 61.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for FC United of Manchester had a probability of 17.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.58%) and 0-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.46%), while for a FC United of Manchester win it was 2-1 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Doncaster Rovers would win this match.