This is a potentially tricky match for Forest Green, as all of the pressure will be on the home side. Sears is an obvious threat for Colchester, but there is so much quality in Rovers attack, and we are expecting them to put another three points on the board here.
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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 Forest Green Rovers win with a probability of 60.91%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 16.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Forest Green Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.94%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.72%), while for a Colchester United win it was 0-1 (5.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Forest Green Rovers in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Forest Green Rovers.
