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 South Shields win with a probability of 51.24%. A win for Bishop's Stortford had a probability of 25.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.8%) and 0-2 (7.95%). The likeliest Bishop's Stortford win was 2-1 (6.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that South Shields would win this match.