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 51.88%. A win for Barnet had a probability of 24.77% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.45%) and 0-2 (8.4%). The likeliest Barnet win was 2-1 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southend United would win this match.