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 Shrewsbury Town win with a probability of 38.25%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 34.06% and a draw had a probability of 27.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.29%) and 2-0 (6.47%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (10.24%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.