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 Oxford United win with a probability of 42.49%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.67% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oxford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (10.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.