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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 43.52%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.17% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (8.25%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (9.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.
