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 Halifax Town win with a probability of 50.68%. A win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 25.75% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Halifax Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.37%) and 2-0 (8.18%). The likeliest King's Lynn Town win was 1-2 (6.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.04%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Halifax Town would win this match.