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 Widnes win with a probability of 45.74%. A win for Ossett United had a probability of 31.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Widnes win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.19%) and 0-2 (6.38%). The likeliest Ossett United win was 2-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Widnes would win this match.