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 Alfreton Town win with a probability of 44.81%. A win for Southport had a probability of 27.9% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for an Alfreton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (8.62%). The likeliest Southport win was 1-0 (9.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Alfreton Town would win this match.