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 Harrogate Town win with a probability of 41.54%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 30.95% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Harrogate Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.47%) and 0-2 (7.79%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.