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 45.67%. A win for Morecambe had a probability of 28.21% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (8.32%). The likeliest Morecambe win was 1-0 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.