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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 44.86%. A win for Leyton Orient had a probability of 28.17% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest Leyton Orient win was 0-1 (9.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Lincoln City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Lincoln City.