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 Rochdale win with a probability of 65.53%. A draw had a probability of 19.72% and a win for Braintree Town had a probability of 14.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.27%) and 1-2 (10.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.25%) , while for a Braintree Town win it was 1-0 (5.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.