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 Stockport County win with a probability of 58.14%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Eastleigh had a probability of 17.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.59%) and 1-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.24%), while for a Eastleigh win it was 1-0 (6.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.