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 Larkfield & New Hythe win with a probability of 40.74%. A win for Lingfield had a probability of 36.04% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Larkfield & New Hythe win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.55%) and 2-0 (5.49%). The likeliest Lingfield win was 1-2 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Larkfield & New Hythe would win this match.