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 Swansea City win with a probability of 41.4%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 31.34% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.66%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.
