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 Crewe Alexandra win with a probability of 56.25%. A draw had a probability of 23.43% and a win for Newport County had a probability of 20.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crewe Alexandra win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.25%) and 1-2 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.14%) , while for a Newport County win it was 1-0 (6.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.