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 Woking win with a probability of 36.87%. A win for Hartlepool United had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Woking win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.08%) and 2-0 (6.46%). The likeliest Hartlepool United win was 0-1 (10.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Woking would win this match.