

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 Colchester United win with a probability of 37.55%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 36.43% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.29%). The likeliest Salford City win was 0-1 (9.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Colchester United | Draw | Salford City | 
| 37.55% (  -0.15) | 26.01% (  -0.01) | 36.43% (  0.16) | 
| Both teams to score 54.19% (  0.06) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 49.77% (  0.07) | 50.22% (  -0.07) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 27.82% (  0.06) | 72.18% (  -0.06) | 
| Colchester United Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 73.93% (  -0.05) | 26.07% (  0.05) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 38.88% (  -0.06) | 61.11% (  0.06) | 
| Salford City Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 73.29% (  0.13) | 26.7% (  -0.13) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 38.04% (  0.17) | 61.96% (  -0.17) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Colchester United | Draw | Salford City | 
| 1-0 @ 9.36% (  -0.04) 2-1 @ 8.31% (  -0.02) 2-0 @ 6.29% (  -0.04) 3-1 @ 3.72% (  -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.82% (  -0.02) 3-2 @ 2.46% (  0) 4-1 @ 1.25% (  -0.01) 4-0 @ 0.95% (  -0.01) Other @ 2.39% Total : 37.55% | 1-1 @ 12.35% (  -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.96% (  -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.48% (  0.01) 3-3 @ 1.08% (  0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 26.01% | 0-1 @ 9.19% (  0.01) 1-2 @ 8.16% (  0.02) 0-2 @ 6.07% (  0.03) 1-3 @ 3.59% (  0.02) 0-3 @ 2.67% (  0.02) 2-3 @ 2.41% (  0.01) 1-4 @ 1.19% (  0.01) Other @ 3.16% Total : 36.43% | 

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 84 | 
| P | Port Vale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 80 | 
| P | Bradford CityBradford | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 78 | 
| 4 | Walsall | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 75 | 54 | 21 | 77 | 
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 73 | 
| 6 | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 72 | 
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 19 | 70 | 
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 69 | 
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 67 | -6 | 68 | 
| 10 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 67 | 
| 11 | Bromley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 66 | 
| 12 | Swindon TownSwindon | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 62 | 
| 13 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 62 | 
| 14 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 
| 15 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 70 | -10 | 60 | 
| 16 | BarrowBarrow | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 59 | 
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 58 | 
| 18 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 53 | 
| 19 | MK Dons | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 52 | 
| 20 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 51 | 
| 21 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 50 | 
| 22 | Newport CountyNewport | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 76 | -24 | 49 | 
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 42 | 
| R | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 72 | -32 | 36 | 
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