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 40.54%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.08%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 (9.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.
