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 MK Dons win with a probability of 43.94%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 29.13% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a MK Dons win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.32%) and 0-2 (7.65%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (8.86%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.