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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 43.51%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 30.56% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.