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 Havant & Waterlooville win with a probability of 55.76%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 21.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Havant & Waterlooville win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.84%) and 0-2 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (6.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Havant & Waterlooville would win this match.