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 Wealdstone win with a probability of 54.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 22.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wealdstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 2-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.09%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 0-1 (6.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wealdstone would win this match.