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 44.63%. A win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 30.4% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.16%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Forest Green Rovers win was 1-0 (7.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.