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 Macclesfield Town win with a probability of 56.26%. A win for Bedford had a probability of 22.64% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Macclesfield Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.77%) and 0-1 (7.52%). The likeliest Bedford win was 2-1 (5.85%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.