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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 60.43%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 17.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.55%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.3%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (5.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.