Gillingham and Blackpool have struggled to get going in recent weeks and will head into Saturday's clash in search of a huge result before their return to league action.
While the Gills' home advantage gives them a slight edge, the gulf in quality between the two teams makes Bruce's side firm favourites on paper, and we fancy them to come away with the desired result.
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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 45.76%. A win for Gillingham had a probability of 28.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.19%) and 0-2 (8.03%). The likeliest Gillingham win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Blackpool in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Blackpool.
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