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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 47.4%. A win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 27.63% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.37%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest King's Lynn Town win was 0-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.85%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.