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 Braintree Town win with a probability of 43.61%. A win for Fylde had a probability of 30.38% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Braintree Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.95%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest Fylde win was 0-1 (8.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Braintree Town in this match.