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 45.33%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 29.12% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.16%) and 0-2 (7.91%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 1-0 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.