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 Rochdale win with a probability of 39.62%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 34.21% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.8%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (9.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.