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 Braintree Town win with a probability of 42.78%. A win for Gateshead had a probability of 34.73% and a draw had a probability of 22.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Braintree Town win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.62%) and 0-2 (5.34%). The likeliest Gateshead win was 2-1 (7.96%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.