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 Newport County win with a probability of 47.15%. A win for Eastleigh had a probability of 29.62% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.76%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Eastleigh win was 2-1 (7.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newport County would win this match.