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 Malvern Town win with a probability of 45.51%. A win for Hereford Pegasus had a probability of 33.08% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malvern Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.63%) and 1-0 (5.02%). The likeliest Hereford Pegasus win was 1-2 (7.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Malvern Town in this match.