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 Exeter City win with a probability of 40.29%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 33.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Exeter City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.54%) and 0-2 (7.15%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.