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 Boston United win with a probability of 36.41%. A win for Braintree Town had a probability of 35.09% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boston United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.67%) and 0-2 (6.8%). The likeliest Braintree Town win was 1-0 (11.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Boston United in this match.