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 Harrogate Town win with a probability of 40.7%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 31.34% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Harrogate Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (10.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.