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 38.43%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.07%) and 0-2 (7.12%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (10.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.
