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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 43.2%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 30.1% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (9.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.