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 64.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 14.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.58%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.74%), while for a Colchester United win it was 0-1 (4.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.