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 40.85%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 32.71% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 1-0 (9.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.