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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 41.14%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 32.94% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.74%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (8.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.
