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 Oldham Athletic win with a probability of 36.07%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 35.5% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oldham Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.64%) and 2-0 (6.7%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (11.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.