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 37.14%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 34.76% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.86%) and 0-2 (6.87%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (11.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match.
