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 Notts County win with a probability of 42.94%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 29.61% and a draw had a probability of 27.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Notts County win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.83%) and 0-2 (7.66%). The likeliest Walsall win was 1-0 (9.61%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.