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 86.22%. A draw had a probability of 9.2% and a win for Oxford City had a probability of 4.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.07%) and 4-0 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.25%), while for a Oxford City win it was 1-2 (1.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.