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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 54.8%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Crawley Town had a probability of 21.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 2-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a Crawley Town win it was 0-1 (6.41%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lincoln City would win this match.