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 43.77%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 29.84% and a draw had a probability of 26.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southend United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 0-1 (8.05%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.