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 49.46%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 26.74% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.28%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-2 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.