Given their contrasting form, there is an argument that this is now a 50-50 contest. However, with Tomasson fighting for his job at Ewood Park, we feel that his players will rise to the occasion and edge this game by the odd goal in three.
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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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 62.42%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 16.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.06%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.06%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.