Coverage of the League One clash between Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic.
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 Accrington Stanley win with a probability of 43.04%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 30.15% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Accrington Stanley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (9.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Accrington Stanley would win this match.