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 49.31%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 25.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.14%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.89%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.
