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 Blackpool win with a probability of 50.83%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 23.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.56%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.03%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 1-0 (7.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.