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 Colchester United win with a probability of 41.3%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 30.74% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.33%) and 2-0 (7.88%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (10.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.
