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 York City win with a probability of 50.31%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a York City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.83%) and 1-2 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (8.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.