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 Stockport County win with a probability of 40.74%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 32.91% and a draw had a probability of 26.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.45%) and 0-2 (7.45%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 1-0 (9.37%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.