Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
0 - 2
Cardiff

Husband (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Bacuna (52'), Moore (86')
Bagan (82')

The Match

Match Report

Newly-promoted Blackpool's early-season progress was checked with a first defeat on their return to the Championship.

Preview

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

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 43.11%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.67% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.48%) and 1-2 (8.38%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Cardiff City
28.67%	28.21%	43.11%

Both teams to score 45.31%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.53%

60.46%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.41%

80.59%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.76%

37.23%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.98%

74.02%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.19%

27.81%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.6%

63.4%

Score Analysis

Blackpool 28.67%

Cardiff City 43.11%

Draw 28.21%

Blackpool	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.23% 2-1 @ 6.47% 2-0 @ 5.05% 3-1 @ 2.13% 3-0 @ 1.66% 3-2 @ 1.36% Other @ 1.76% Total : 28.67%	1-1 @ 13.09% 0-0 @ 10.35% 2-2 @ 4.14% Other @ 0.63% Total : 28.21%	0-1 @ 13.25% 0-2 @ 8.48% 1-2 @ 8.38% 0-3 @ 3.62% 1-3 @ 3.57% 2-3 @ 1.77% 0-4 @ 1.16% 1-4 @ 1.14% Other @ 1.75% Total : 43.11%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Cardiff

Blackpool

54.3%

Draw

22.9%

Cardiff City