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 Cambridge United win with a probability of 36.61%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 36.34% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambridge United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.03%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cambridge United would win this match.