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 Colchester United win with a probability of 44.31%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 28.16% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.65%) and 0-2 (8.58%). The likeliest Southend United win was 1-0 (9.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.