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 41.05%. A win for Stevenage had a probability of 30.89% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.28%) and 0-2 (7.85%). The likeliest Stevenage win was 1-0 (10.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.