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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 38.88%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.72% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.42%) and 0-2 (6.72%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Birmingham City in this match.