Despite seeing their manager depart in the week, Oxford will carry momentum into Saturday's contest following three consecutive victories, and we think that they will edge out Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road to continue their winning run.
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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 Leyton Orient win with a probability of 39.77%. A win for Oxford United had a probability of 34.61% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leyton Orient win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (6.59%). The likeliest Oxford United win was 0-1 (8.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Oxford United would win this match.