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 Boston United win with a probability of 58.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Darlington had a probability of 19.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boston United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.47%), while for a Darlington win it was 0-1 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boston United would win this match.
