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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 55.21%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 20.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.59%) and 2-1 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.54%), while for a Colchester United win it was 0-1 (6.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.