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 Sutton United win with a probability of 54.77%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 21.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sutton United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.05%) and 1-2 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (6.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sutton United in this match.