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 Salford City win with a probability of 42.48%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.35%) and 1-2 (8.29%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 1-0 (10.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.