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 York City win with a probability of 49.37%. A win for Oxford City had a probability of 26.88% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a York City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.17%) and 2-0 (7.9%). The likeliest Oxford City win was 1-2 (6.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that York City would win this match.