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 47.87%. A win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 27.71% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.44%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Doncaster Rovers win was 0-1 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.