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 42.45%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 29.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (9.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.
