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 Maidstone United win with a probability of 40.57%. A win for Eastbourne Borough had a probability of 34.36% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maidstone United win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest Eastbourne Borough win was 1-0 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Maidstone United would win this match.