With both sides losing momentum in recent games, this could prove to be a tense affair. While McCarthy will demand that his side take the game to one of his former clubs, we feel that Cardiff will do enough to earn a share of the spoils.
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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 Blackpool win with a probability of 38.93%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 34.17% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.
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