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 Colchester United win with a probability of 36.3%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.52% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.47%) and 2-0 (6.93%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (12.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.
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