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 42.2%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.35%) and 1-2 (8.19%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 1-0 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood.