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 Braintree Town win with a probability of 40.39%. A win for Fylde had a probability of 35.05% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Braintree Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.11%) and 0-2 (6.2%). The likeliest Fylde win was 2-1 (8.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Braintree Town would win this match.