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 Crewe Alexandra win with a probability of 39.35%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.38% and a draw had a probability of 26.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crewe Alexandra win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (6.25%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.45%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.