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 Forest Green Rovers win with a probability of 50.2%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 23.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Forest Green Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.03%) and 1-2 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.39%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (8.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.