Coverage of the League Two clash between Port Vale and Oldham Athletic.
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 Port Vale win with a probability of 62.9%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Oldham Athletic had a probability of 14.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.64%) and 2-1 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.43%), while for a Oldham Athletic win it was 0-1 (5.72%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Port Vale would win this match.