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 Grimsby Town win with a probability of 42.63%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 30.74% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.73%). The likeliest Salford City win was 0-1 (9.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.