Bruce will hope that facing a North-West rival will inspire his side against the odds. However, we can only see a home win here, albeit in a competitive contest that may be decided in the closing stages. Read more.

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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 48.35%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.21% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.39%) and 2-0 (7.35%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-2 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Bolton Wanderers in this match.

Result
Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Blackpool
48.35% ( 0)	23.43% ( -0)	28.21% ( -0)

Both teams to score 59.84% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.56% (

41.44% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.16% (

63.84% (

-0)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.65% (

17.34% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.27% (

47.73% (

-0)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.4% (

27.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.87% (

63.12%

Score Analysis

Bolton Wanderers 48.35%

Blackpool 28.21%

Draw 23.43%

Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Blackpool
2-1 @ 9.46% 1-0 @ 8.39% 2-0 @ 7.35% 3-1 @ 5.52% 3-0 @ 4.29% 3-2 @ 3.56% 4-1 @ 2.42% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.88% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.56% Other @ 3.94% Total : 48.35%	1-1 @ 10.79% 2-2 @ 6.09% 0-0 @ 4.79% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.53% Other @ 0.24% Total : 23.43%	1-2 @ 6.95% 0-1 @ 6.16% ( -0) 0-2 @ 3.97% 1-3 @ 2.98% 2-3 @ 2.61% 0-3 @ 1.7% 1-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.88% Total : 28.21%