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 Bradford City win with a probability of 38.26%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.28% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.14%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (10.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.