Shrewsbury may be languishing in the drop zone, but they will have renewed belief after getting the better of Birmingham, and we think that they will produce another strong performance at Greenhous Meadow to claim a narrow victory on Wednesday.
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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 58.67%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Shrewsbury Town had a probability of 18.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.89%) and 1-2 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.87%), while for a Shrewsbury Town win it was 1-0 (6.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.