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 Hartley Wintney win with a probability of 39.75%. A win for Downton had a probability of 37.68% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hartley Wintney win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.68%) and 2-0 (4.93%). The likeliest Downton win was 1-2 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hartley Wintney would win this match.