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 Stockport County win with a probability of 65.72%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Sutton United had a probability of 14.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.92%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.41%), while for a Sutton United win it was 0-1 (4.51%). The actual scoreline of 8-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.