We said: Stockport County 1-1 Birmingham City
Taking to the pitch for the last time with Barry leading the line, Stockport will be raring to cause an upset to kick-start their 2025 schedule.
Birmingham are nearly at the end of a relentless period of five games in 13 days, and we feel that a mounting injury list could impact their ability to collect maximum points at Edgeley Park.
Read more.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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 47.76%. A win for Stockport County had a probability of 27.75% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.43%) and 0-2 (7.96%). The likeliest Stockport County win was 1-0 (7.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.