Southend should be buoyed after their last-minute heroics at Torquay last time out and have the opportunity here to record back-to-back wins by defeating a Barnet side who are stuttering at the moment.
The Bees are in free-fall in terms of results recently and need to save their season from ending in a disappointing manner, but we do not believe that they will start that recovery at Roots Hall on Friday night.
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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 Southend United win with a probability of 62.89%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Barnet had a probability of 16.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.7%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.84%), while for a Barnet win it was 0-1 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.