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 Stockport County win with a probability of 56.95%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 18.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.3%) and 2-1 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.41%), while for a Walsall win it was 0-1 (6.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood.