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 Notts County win with a probability of 37.46%. A win for Gillingham had a probability of 36.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Notts County win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (6.15%). The likeliest Gillingham win was 1-0 (8.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Notts County would win this match.