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 Barnet win with a probability of 70.32%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 12.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnet win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.55%) and 1-0 (8.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.88%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-2 (3.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnet would win this match.