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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 41.05%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.5%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Blackburn Rovers.