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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Bloomfield Road
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Blackpool
1 - 2
Middlesbrough

Lavery (90+1')
Connolly (32'), Husband (44')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sporar (60'), Watmore (90+2')
Fry (40'), Sporar (61'), Crooks (71'), Peltier (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Blackpool 1-2 Middlesbrough

There have been signs in the last two matches that Blackpool are starting to get back on track. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Boro's recent form, leading us to predict a narrow victory for Wilder's team on the North-West coast. Read more.

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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 37.08%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.8% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.58%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (11.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Middlesbrough in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Middlesbrough.

Result
BlackpoolDrawMiddlesbrough
33.8%29.12%37.08%
Both teams to score 44.44%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.69%62.31%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.04%81.96%
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.59%34.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.88%71.12%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.76%32.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.26%68.74%
Score Analysis
    Blackpool 33.8%
    Middlesbrough 37.07%
    Draw 29.11%
BlackpoolDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 11.83%
2-1 @ 7.15%
2-0 @ 6.31%
3-1 @ 2.54%
3-0 @ 2.25%
3-2 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 33.8%
1-1 @ 13.39%
0-0 @ 11.09%
2-2 @ 4.04%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 29.11%
0-1 @ 12.55%
1-2 @ 7.58%
0-2 @ 7.11%
1-3 @ 2.86%
0-3 @ 2.68%
2-3 @ 1.53%
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 37.07%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Middlesbrough

Blackpool
31.3%
Draw
6.3%
Middlesbrough
62.5%
16
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Middlesbrough
1-2
Blackpool
Tavernier (8')
Fry (12'), Crooks (35')
Ekpiteta (63'), Hall (78' og.)
Gabriel (90+3')
Aug 11, 2021 7.45pm
First Round
Blackpool
3-0
Middlesbrough
Connolly (31'), Lavery (77'), Anderson (78')
Ekpiteta (19'), Casey (33')

Morsy (31'), Payero (36')
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1Leicester CityLeicester432941081394291
2Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
3Leeds UnitedLeeds43269876344287
4Southampton42259884543084
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich432181476601671
7Hull City421811136254865
8Coventry CityCoventry4217121366521463
9Middlesbrough43189166156563
10Preston North EndPreston43189165660-463
11Cardiff CityCardiff43185204860-1259
12Bristol City431610175046458
13Sunderland43168195250256
14Swansea CitySwansea431411185362-953
15Watford431216155958152
16Millwall431311194255-1350
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn431310205771-1449
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth431212195866-848
19Queens Park RangersQPR431211204057-1747
20Stoke CityStoke431211204160-1947
21Birmingham CityBirmingham43129224864-1645
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield43917174770-2344
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds43128233667-3144
RRotherham UnitedRotherham43411283285-5323


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