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 38.05%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 34.83% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.19%) and 0-2 (6.8%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (10.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.