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 Southend United win with a probability of 57.6%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Ebbsfleet had a probability of 19.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.71%) and 1-2 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.04%), while for a Ebbsfleet win it was 1-0 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southend United would win this match.