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 Blyth Town win with a probability of 53.37%. A win for Birtley Town had a probability of 25.83% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blyth Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.53%) and 2-0 (6.35%). The likeliest Birtley Town win was 1-2 (6.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.