Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
1 - 3
Cardiff

Bowler (74')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Wickham (21'), Kaba (37'), Ralls (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 3-1 Blackpool
Saturday, April 1 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 2-3 Swansea
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 38.93%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 34.17% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Cardiff City
38.93% ( 0.09)	26.9% ( -0.03)	34.17% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 51.04% (

0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.88% (

0.11)

54.12% (

-0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.46% (

0.09)

75.54% (

-0.09)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.88% (

0.1)

27.11% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.5% (

0.13)

62.5% (

-0.13)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.03% (

0.01)

29.97% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.92% (

0.01)

66.08% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 38.92%

Cardiff City 34.17%

Draw 26.89%

Blackpool	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.6% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 8.34% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 6.92% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.63% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 3.01% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.19% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.18% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 0.98% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.07% Total : 38.92%	1-1 @ 12.77% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 8.13% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 5.03% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.97% Total : 26.89%	0-1 @ 9.79% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 7.7% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.9% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 3.09% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.37% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.02% ( 0) 1-4 @ 0.93% Other @ 2.37% Total : 34.17%