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 Grimsby Town win with a probability of 42.41%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 29.64% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (8.18%). The likeliest Southend United win was 0-1 (10.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.