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 Chorley win with a probability of 44.44%. A win for Buxton had a probability of 29.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chorley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.04%) and 2-0 (7.84%). The likeliest Buxton win was 0-1 (8.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chorley would win this match.