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 Stoke City win with a probability of 46.56%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 27.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.07%) and 2-0 (8.73%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (8.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%).
