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 Rochdale win with a probability of 44.91%. A win for Scunthorpe United had a probability of 28.52% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (8.33%). The likeliest Scunthorpe United win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.