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 Bournemouth win with a probability of 43.96%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.35% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (8.11%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (9.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.