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 Boreham Wood win with a probability of 40.21%. A win for Halifax Town had a probability of 32.29% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boreham Wood win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Halifax Town win was 0-1 (10.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boreham Wood would win this match.