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 Walsall win with a probability of 36.44%. A win for Scunthorpe United had a probability of 33.21% and a draw had a probability of 30.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.18%) and 2-1 (7.15%). The likeliest Scunthorpe United win was 0-1 (12.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood.