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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 38.63%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.99% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.21%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.
