Chesterfield will have one eye on the playoffs with their top-seven berth looking relatively secure, but we do not envisage the hosts taking their foot off the gas just yet.
Halifax have impressed during a recent unbeaten run, although we believe that will come to an end on Saturday afternoon.
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Data Analysis
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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 49.49%. A win for Halifax Town had a probability of 25.31% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (8.99%). The likeliest Halifax Town win was 0-1 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Chesterfield in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Chesterfield.
