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 Carlisle United win with a probability of 38.86%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 32.53% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Carlisle United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.92%) and 0-2 (7.44%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (11.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood.