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 Swindon Town win with a probability of 37.8%. A win for Carlisle United had a probability of 35.57% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swindon Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.25%) and 0-2 (6.57%). The likeliest Carlisle United win was 1-0 (9.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swindon Town would win this match.