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 Watford win with a probability of 51.24%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 23.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.56%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.93%), while for a Blackpool win it was 0-1 (7.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.