Despite this being the early phase of the season, Blackpool will feel that they need to come out on top in games such as this one. However, despite their recent blips, we are backing the visitors to earn a share of the spoils, one that would keep their mid-table opponents at arms length.
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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 38.2%. A win for Stevenage had a probability of 34.91% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (6.75%). The likeliest Stevenage win was 0-1 (9.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.