Championship

Championship | Gameweek 43

Apr 18, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
6 - 1
Birmingham

Beesley (3', 56'), Hamilton (14'), Dougall (40'), Yates (85' pen.), Connolly (90+4')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Sunjic (63')
Pedersen (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

Last Six:

Last Game: Peterborough 5-0 Blackpool
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
15	Swansea City	46	-10	61
16	Blackpool	46	-4	60
17	Bristol City	46	-15	55

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
19	Hull City	46	-13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	-25	47
21	Reading	46	-33	41

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 45.33%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 28.08% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (8.46%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (8.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
45.33%	26.58%	28.08%

Both teams to score 49.55%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.12%

54.88%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.83%

76.17%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.87%

24.13%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.56%

58.44%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.31%

34.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.59%

71.41%

Score Analysis

Blackpool 45.32%

Birmingham City 28.08%

Draw 26.58%

Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 11.89% 2-1 @ 8.96% 2-0 @ 8.46% 3-1 @ 4.24% 3-0 @ 4.01% 3-2 @ 2.25% 4-1 @ 1.51% 4-0 @ 1.43% Other @ 2.59% Total : 45.32%	1-1 @ 12.6% 0-0 @ 8.37% 2-2 @ 4.74% Other @ 0.87% Total : 26.58%	0-1 @ 8.86% 1-2 @ 6.67% 0-2 @ 4.69% 1-3 @ 2.35% 2-3 @ 1.67% 0-3 @ 1.66% Other @ 2.17% Total : 28.08%