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 Stoke City win with a probability of 38.78%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.61% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.17%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (10.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Stoke City in this match.
