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 Fylde win with a probability of 41.31%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 34.26% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fylde win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.11%) and 2-0 (6.31%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-2 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fylde would win this match.