We said: Northampton Town 2-1 Walsall
Northampton Town need to get back to winning ways if they are hoping to continue placing pressure on Forest Green Rovers, while keeping hold of their own automatic promotion spot.
Walsall are enjoying a new manager bounce right now, therefore they have improved confidence which will make them tricky opponents, but the Cobblers should have enough to edge this one.
Read more.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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 53.34%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 20.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.06%) and 2-1 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.08%), while for a Walsall win it was 0-1 (8.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.
