

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 41.23%. A win for Tranmere Rovers had a probability of 32.81% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.74%) and 2-0 (7.08%). The likeliest Tranmere Rovers win was 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Colchester United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Colchester United | Draw | Tranmere Rovers | 
| 41.23% (  0.17) | 25.97% (  0.04) | 32.81% (  -0.21) | 
| Both teams to score 53.72% (  -0.2) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 49.44% (  -0.23) | 50.56% (  0.24) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 27.53% (  -0.21) | 72.48% (  0.21) | 
| Colchester United Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 75.74% (  -0.02) | 24.26% (  0.02) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 41.39% (  -0.02) | 58.61% (  0.03) | 
| Tranmere Rovers Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 70.92% (  -0.25) | 29.08% (  0.25) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 35% (  -0.31) | 65% (  0.32) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Colchester United | Draw | Tranmere Rovers | 
| 1-0 @ 9.99% (  0.09) 2-1 @ 8.74% (  0.01) 2-0 @ 7.08% (  0.06) 3-1 @ 4.13% (  0) 3-0 @ 3.34% (  0.03) 3-2 @ 2.55% (  -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.46% (  0) 4-0 @ 1.18% (  0.01) 4-2 @ 0.9% (  -0.01) Other @ 1.85% Total : 41.23% | 1-1 @ 12.34% (  0.03) 0-0 @ 7.05% (  0.07) 2-2 @ 5.4% (  -0.03) 3-3 @ 1.05% (  -0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.96% | 0-1 @ 8.71% (  0.02) 1-2 @ 7.62% (  -0.04) 0-2 @ 5.38% (  -0.03) 1-3 @ 3.14% (  -0.04) 2-3 @ 2.22% (  -0.03) 0-3 @ 2.22% (  -0.03) 1-4 @ 0.97% (  -0.02) Other @ 2.55% Total : 32.81% | 

| 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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