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 40.4%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (7.56%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.