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 Basford United win with a probability of 50.35%. A win for Sporting Khalsa had a probability of 27.77% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Basford United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.68%) and 2-0 (6.56%). The likeliest Sporting Khalsa win was 1-2 (6.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.46%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Basford United would win this match.