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 38.8%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 33.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.16%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 0-1 (10.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.