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 48.74%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 28.81% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.06%) and 0-2 (6.63%). The likeliest Salford City win was 2-1 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.