Wigan are the clear favourites to prevail from this contest, and we can see nothing other than an away win. It may be more efficient than ruthless, but Richardson will be satisfied with any kind of victory on the North-West coast.
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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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 56.47%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Morecambe had a probability of 20.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-2 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.79%), while for a Morecambe win it was 1-0 (5.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.
