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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 43.11%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.67% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.48%) and 1-2 (8.38%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.
