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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 37.56%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.24% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.12%) and 0-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (10.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.