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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 46.46%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.3% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.28%) and 0-2 (8.06%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.