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 Yeovil Town win with a probability of 43.21%. A win for Braintree Town had a probability of 30.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yeovil Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (7.9%). The likeliest Braintree Town win was 0-1 (9.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yeovil Town would win this match.