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 36.56%. A win for Scunthorpe United had a probability of 35.45% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.82%) and 0-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Scunthorpe United win was 1-0 (11.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.