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 Rochdale win with a probability of 44.36%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 28.31% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (8.51%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.
