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 Brentford win with a probability of 42.38%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 31.18% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.77%) and 0-2 (7.58%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Brentford in this match.