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 43.17%. A win for Scunthorpe United had a probability of 29.36% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (8.22%). The likeliest Scunthorpe United win was 0-1 (9.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.