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 Bradford City win with a probability of 41.1%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.01% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (7.81%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.08%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Bradford City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Bradford City.
