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 Colchester United win with a probability of 41.62%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 31.24% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.56%) and 0-2 (7.67%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 1-0 (9.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.
