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 Blackpool win with a probability of 40.44%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (6.86%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (8.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.