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 Port Vale win with a probability of 50.63%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 22.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.38%) and 2-1 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.42%), while for a Walsall win it was 0-1 (8.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.