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 Bradford City win with a probability of 46.24%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 28.14% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.22%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.