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 Stockport County win with a probability of 76.31%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Worksop Town had a probability of 8.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.63%) and 1-0 (10.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.26%), while for a Worksop Town win it was 0-1 (2.95%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.