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 Swansea City win with a probability of 42.07%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.14% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.36%) and 2-1 (8.14%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (10.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Swansea City in this match.