Both teams have shown an improvement in form of late, putting a positive spin on matters in the short term. For us, we can only see a low-scoring draw being played out, a result that Blackburn would gratefully accept at this stage.
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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 Bristol City win with a probability of 39.7%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 34.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.63%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bristol City would win this match.
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