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 Bradford City win with a probability of 38.03%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 36.66% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.1%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (8.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.