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 Slough Town win with a probability of 50.1%. A win for Braintree Town had a probability of 26.9% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Slough Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.51%). The likeliest Braintree Town win was 1-2 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Slough Town would win this match.