Both teams enter this game after a positive result last weekend, and they are quite evenly positioned in the Championship table, suggesting that this encounter will be a close affair.
Blackpool are expected to have learned from the 3-0 defeat they suffered against the Terriers in September and that is not expected to repeat itself with both teams cancelling each other out this time around.
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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 Blackpool win with a probability of 37.97%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 33.91% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.95%) and 0-2 (7.08%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.
