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 Rochdale win with a probability of 50.68%. A win for Fylde had a probability of 26.35% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Fylde win was 1-2 (6.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rochdale would win this match.