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 Gateshead win with a probability of 49.55%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 27.5% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gateshead win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.03%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-2 (6.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.