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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 68.69%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 13.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 1-0 (8.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.31%), while for a King's Lynn Town win it was 1-2 (3.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.