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 Ipswich Town win with a probability of 36.83%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 35.4% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.9%) and 0-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (10.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.