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 Gillingham win with a probability of 41.01%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 31.43% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gillingham win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.41%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gillingham would win this match.