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 Cheltenham Town win with a probability of 56.39%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 19.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cheltenham Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.01%) and 2-1 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Port Vale win it was 0-1 (6.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cheltenham Town would win this match.