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 77.86%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Eastleigh had a probability of 7.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.05%) and 1-0 (10.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.89%), while for a Eastleigh win it was 0-1 (2.72%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.