While Blackpool do not feel too far away from getting back to winning ways, getting over the line is easier said than done. Stoke have managed that in recent weeks, and we expect the visitors to battle their way to another important victory at Bloomfield Road.
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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 Stoke City win with a probability of 40%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.21% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.48%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (9.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.
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