With these two teams both very much in form and ready to chase down the top six, this is a difficult match to call. Although Blackpool deserve to be regarded as the favourites, we are backing Stevenage to earn what could prove to be an invaluable share of the spoils come the end of the season.
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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 41.73%. A win for Stevenage had a probability of 32.01% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.75%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Stevenage win was 0-1 (8.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.