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 Bristol Rovers win with a probability of 37.58%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 33.75% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.76%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (11.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bristol Rovers would win this match.