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 37.49%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 33.88% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.76%) and 0-2 (7.1%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (11.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood.