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 48.22%. A win for Reading had a probability of 27.39% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.02%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.