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 Grimsby Town win with a probability of 38.24%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.42% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.35%) and 0-2 (6.56%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.