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 Walsall win with a probability of 39.91%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 35.62% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.94%) and 0-2 (6.06%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 2-1 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Colchester United | Draw | Walsall | 
| 35.62% (  -0.32) | 24.47% (  0) | 39.91% (  0.32) | 
| Both teams to score 59.55% (  -0.05) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 56.72% (  -0.05) | 43.29% (  0.05) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 34.32% (  -0.05) | 65.68% (  0.05) | 
| Colchester United Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 76.07% (  -0.2) | 23.93% (  0.2) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 41.85% (  -0.28) | 58.15% (  0.29) | 
| Walsall Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 78.29% (  0.14) | 21.72% (  -0.13) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 45.12% (  0.21) | 54.88% (  -0.2) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Colchester United | Draw | Walsall | 
| 2-1 @ 8.12% (  -0.04) 1-0 @ 7.43% (  -0.03) 2-0 @ 5.31% (  -0.05) 3-1 @ 3.87% (  -0.04) 3-2 @ 2.95% (  -0.02) 3-0 @ 2.53% (  -0.04) 4-1 @ 1.38% (  -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.06% (  -0.01) 4-0 @ 0.91% (  -0.02) Other @ 2.06% Total : 35.62% | 1-1 @ 11.34% 2-2 @ 6.2% (  -0.01) 0-0 @ 5.2% (  0.01) 3-3 @ 1.5% (  -0.01) Other @ 0.22% Total : 24.46% | 1-2 @ 8.67% (  0.04) 0-1 @ 7.94% (  0.05) 0-2 @ 6.06% (  0.06) 1-3 @ 4.41% (  0.04) 2-3 @ 3.15% (  0.01) 0-3 @ 3.08% (  0.04) 1-4 @ 1.68% (  0.02) 2-4 @ 1.2% (  0.01) 0-4 @ 1.18% (  0.02) Other @ 2.54% Total : 39.91% | 

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Stockport CountyStockport | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 92 | 
| P | Wrexham | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 52 | 37 | 88 | 
| P | Mansfield TownMansfield | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 86 | 
| 4 | MK Dons | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 68 | 15 | 78 | 
| 5 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 71 | 
| 6 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 | 
| 7 | Crawley TownCrawley | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 70 | 
| 8 | BarrowBarrow | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 69 | 
| 9 | Bradford CityBradford | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 69 | 
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 65 | 
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 65 | 
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 64 | 
| 13 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 63 | 
| 14 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 86 | 3 | 61 | 
| 15 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 58 | 
| 16 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 57 | 
| 17 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 57 | 
| 18 | Newport CountyNewport | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 76 | -14 | 55 | 
| 19 | Swindon TownSwindon | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 77 | 83 | -6 | 54 | 
| 20 | Salford City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 82 | -16 | 51 | 
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 49 | 
| 22 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 45 | 
| R | Sutton UnitedSutton | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 84 | -25 | 42 | 
| R | Forest Green RoversForest Green | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 78 | -34 | 42 | 
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