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 37.06%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 36.55% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.19%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood.
