Data Analysis
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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 37.08%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.8% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.58%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (11.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Middlesbrough in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Middlesbrough.
