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 54.49%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 20.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.94%) and 1-2 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.82%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-0 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.