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 Doncaster Rovers win with a probability of 43.01%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 30.01% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.71%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Doncaster Rovers would win this match.