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 King's Lynn Town win with a probability of 46.11%. A win for Buxton had a probability of 28.15% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a King's Lynn Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (8.25%). The likeliest Buxton win was 0-1 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that King's Lynn Town would win this match.