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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 42.97%. A win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 29.52% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.58%) and 0-2 (8.18%). The likeliest Bristol Rovers win was 1-0 (9.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.