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 Eastleigh win with a probability of 59.99%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Maidstone United had a probability of 19.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Eastleigh win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.03%) and 1-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.52%), while for a Maidstone United win it was 1-2 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Eastleigh would win this match.