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 Newport County win with a probability of 40.69%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 32.11% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.46%) and 2-0 (7.46%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 0-1 (9.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Newport County in this match.