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 Oldham Athletic win with a probability of 43.08%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.11% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oldham Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.94%) and 2-0 (7.46%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.