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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 41.19%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.77%) and 2-0 (6.95%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (8.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.