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 Stevenage win with a probability of 63.37%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 14.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stevenage win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.43%) and 1-2 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.28%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (5.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stevenage would win this match.