Southampton have bigger fish to fry in the Premier League and EFL Cup at the moment, and a classic case of new manager bounce cannot come quickly enough for a woeful Blackpool side.
The Tangerines may have taught Forest a footballing lesson in the third round, but their dismal streak of form makes it difficult to predict a shock result here, and a rotated Southampton team should do just about enough to progress.
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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 Southampton win with a probability of 45.82%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.01% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Southampton in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Southampton.
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