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 Merthyr Town win with a probability of 66.49%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for Cribbs had a probability of 15.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Merthyr Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.66%) and 3-1 (7.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.87%), while for a Cribbs win it was 1-2 (4.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Merthyr Town would win this match.