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 50.79%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Dover Athletic had a probability of 24.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.49%) and 0-2 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.91%), while for a Dover Athletic win it was 1-0 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.