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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 39.79%. A win for Millwall had a probability of 33.3% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest Millwall win was 0-1 (9.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.