This fixture has gone in Blackpool's favour more often than not in recent meetings between these two sides, with the Tangerines claiming four victories in the last five games.
While Wigan will still be looking to climb as high up the table as possible, this game will mean much more to a playoff-hunting Blackpool and we expect them to win this one.
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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 43.28%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 29.73% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.73%) and 0-2 (8.06%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.