While Southend have been disappointing in the early stages of the season, they have at least kept two clean sheets, and they could keep their third on Tuesday.
Though Boston have done well to reach the National League, they still appear to require some adjustment to their new division and come into the clash as underdogs.
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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 Southend United win with a probability of 54.6%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Boston United had a probability of 21.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.09%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Boston United win it was 0-1 (6.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Southend United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Southend United.
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