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 52.76%. A win for Eastleigh had a probability of 25.06% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.91%) and 0-2 (7.61%). The likeliest Eastleigh win was 2-1 (6.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.