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 Salford City win with a probability of 36.25%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.7% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.65%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (11.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Salford City in this match.