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 Colchester United win with a probability of 54.51%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Oldham Athletic had a probability of 20.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.99%) and 2-1 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Oldham Athletic win it was 0-1 (7.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.