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 41.12%. A win for Morecambe had a probability of 32.43% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.66%) and 2-0 (7.26%). The likeliest Morecambe win was 0-1 (9.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newport County would win this match.