All things considered, this should prove to be an entertaining game with Blackpool willing to push for all three points on the travels this season. Nevertheless, we feel that Coventry will be too strong on this occasion, potentially building an early lead which the Seaisders cannot claw back.
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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 Coventry City win with a probability of 45.95%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 27.68% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.04%) and 2-0 (8.53%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (8.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.