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 42.46%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.78% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.89%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.