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 37.11%. A win for Millwall had a probability of 34.84% 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 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.87%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Millwall win was 1-0 (11.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.