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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 64.69%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Morecambe had a probability of 15.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.88%) and 1-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.08%), while for a Morecambe win it was 1-2 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.