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 Cambridge United win with a probability of 41.42%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.4% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambridge United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.54%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (9.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Cambridge United in this match.