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 43.99%. A draw had a probability of 28.3% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 27.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.76%) and 1-2 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.06%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-0 (10.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.