We said: Cardiff City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn are like a packet of Revels, with six wins and five defeats from 11 games highlighting their inconsistency, yet they currently sit inside the playoffs.
Meanwhile, Cardiff will be disappointed to be languishing in 18th, but under a new manager they will be looking for a bounce in form. Form favours the away side here, and a narrow win might be on the cards.
Read more.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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.14%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 31.8% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (7.61%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (10.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Cardiff City in this match.