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 55.31%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 22.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Havant & Waterlooville win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-2 (5.81%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Havant & Waterlooville would win this match.