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 Gateshead win with a probability of 63.63%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 17.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gateshead win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 3-1 (7.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.08%), while for a Rochdale win it was 1-2 (4.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gateshead would win this match.