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 Blackpool win with a probability of 40.21%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.88% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.58%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.