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 Tranmere Rovers win with a probability of 39.76%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 31.85% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tranmere Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.07%) and 0-2 (7.61%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (10.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood.