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 Walsall win with a probability of 38.95%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 32.9% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.06%) and 0-2 (7.33%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 1-0 (10.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.