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 51.12%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 26.03% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.38%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest Salford City win was 1-2 (6.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Walsall in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Walsall.