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 Southend United win with a probability of 63.17%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Ebbsfleet had a probability of 15.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.23%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a Ebbsfleet win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southend United would win this match.