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 Oxford United win with a probability of 43.18%. A win for Gillingham had a probability of 30.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oxford United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.83%) and 0-2 (7.82%). The likeliest Gillingham win was 1-0 (8.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.59%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.