With stakes growing in the battle for playoff places in League One and two sides full of quality squaring off, we anticipate a tight encounter at the weekend and cannot quite pick a winner, instead opting for a share of the points.
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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 48%. A win for Oxford United had a probability of 28.36% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.59%) and 2-0 (7.41%). The likeliest Oxford United win was 1-2 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.