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 Cambridge United win with a probability of 40.28%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 31.42% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambridge United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.14%) and 0-2 (7.72%). The likeliest Southend United win was 1-0 (10.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cambridge United would win this match.
