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 Oxford City win with a probability of 62.11%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 16.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oxford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.11%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (5.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Oxford City would win this match.