We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Middlesbrough
Given the manner of Blackburn's defeat last time out, there is an argument that Boro should be marginal favourites for this contest. However, home advantage could play a part, and we feel that a low-scoring - but extremely competitive - share of the spoils is on the cards.
Read more.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 41.29%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 32.25% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.67%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (9.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match.
