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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 44.1%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.54% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.69%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Wigan Athletic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Wigan Athletic.