On the back of defeat to Burton, Maloney is coming under increasing pressure at the Latics. Nevertheless, we feel that his side will do enough to earn a hard-fought share of the spoils, a result that both teams would settle for in the circumstances.
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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 57.29%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 17.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.88%) and 2-1 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.48%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.
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