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 50.6%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Southend United had a probability of 24.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.5%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.05%), while for a Southend United win it was 0-1 (7.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.
