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 Port Vale win with a probability of 65.72%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Newport County had a probability of 12.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.71%) and 2-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a Newport County win it was 0-1 (5.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Port Vale would win this match.