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 Kettering Town win with a probability of 51.34%. A win for Blyth Spartans had a probability of 24.4% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kettering Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.64%) and 0-2 (8.96%). The likeliest Blyth Spartans win was 1-0 (6.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kettering Town would win this match.