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 Reading win with a probability of 41.77%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 30.79% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.