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 44.34%. A win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 29.35% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.96%) and 0-2 (8.04%). The likeliest Shrewsbury Town win was 1-0 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.