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 Margate win with a probability of 61.69%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Loxwood had a probability of 18.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Margate win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.83%) and 1-0 (8.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9%), while for a Loxwood win it was 1-2 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Margate would win this match.