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 Stockport County win with a probability of 39.01%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 33.4% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.2%) and 0-2 (7.17%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (10.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.