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 38.87%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.5%) and 0-2 (6.47%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (8.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood.