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 42.76%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 30.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (8.86%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.