Neither team has been particularly convincing in recent weeks, and it shows in the league table, with both clubs only narrowly above the relegation zone.
Northampton's surprise point at Birmingham last week may be something of an outlier, and their injury crisis means they are weakened at present, so a draw is possibly the best they can achieve here, despite Blackpool sitting bottom of the form standings.
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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 Blackpool win with a probability of 64.05%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 15.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.78%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.67%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 0-1 (4.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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