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 51.91%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Reading had a probability of 22.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 2-1 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.94%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.
