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 60.48%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 17.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.87%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a Forest Green Rovers win it was 0-1 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.