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 Salford City win with a probability of 40.77%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 30.81% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.15%) and 0-2 (7.89%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (10.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Salford City would win this match.
