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 88.27%. A draw had a probability of 8.3% and a win for Dover Athletic had a probability of 3.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.71%) and 4-0 (10.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.96%), while for a Dover Athletic win it was 0-1 (1.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.