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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 43.35%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 29.6% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (8.1%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (9.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.