Southend are absolutely flying at the moment, and it is tough to back against them here due to Gateshead's struggles. The Blues are likely to have difficult moments during the 90 minutes, but we are expecting them to be too strong for the side at the bottom of the table.
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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 Southend United win with a probability of 52.79%. A win for Gateshead had a probability of 23.99% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.63%) and 0-2 (8.62%). The likeliest Gateshead win was 2-1 (6.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.9%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.