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 Northampton Town win with a probability of 42.35%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 29.48% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (10.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.