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 41.83%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Salford City would win this match.