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 Darlington win with a probability of 40.58%. A win for Macclesfield Town had a probability of 34.96% and a draw had a probability of 24.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Darlington win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.63%) and 2-0 (5.66%). The likeliest Macclesfield Town win was 1-2 (7.91%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.