Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
2 - 0
Blackpool

Clarke (33'), Brown (75')
Baker (74'), Laurent (90+5')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Dougall (78'), C (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

Last Six:

Last Game: Millwall 2-0 Stoke
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Sheffield United	1	-1	0
23	Huddersfield Town	2	-2	0
24	Stoke City	1	-2	0

Blackpool

Last Six:

Last Game: Blackpool 1-0 Reading
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Blackburn Rovers	1	1	3
5	Blackpool	1	1	3
6	Burnley	1	1	3

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 37.6%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.75%) and 2-0 (7.14%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (11.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Blackpool
37.6% ( -0.02)	28.72% ( -0.04)	33.68% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 45.55% (

0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.05% (

0.15)

60.95% (

-0.15)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.05% (

0.11)

80.96% (

-0.11)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.78% (

0.06)

31.23% (

-0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.43% (

0.07)

67.57% (

-0.07)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.23% (

0.13)

33.77% (

-0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.57% (

0.13)

70.44% (

-0.13)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 37.59%

Blackpool 33.68%

Draw 28.71%

Stoke City	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 12.27% ( -0.05) 2-1 @ 7.75% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 7.14% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 3.01% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 2.77% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.63% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.01% Total : 37.59%	1-1 @ 13.32% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 10.54% ( -0.06) 2-2 @ 4.21% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.64% Total : 28.71%	0-1 @ 11.44% ( -0.03) 1-2 @ 7.23% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 6.21% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 2.62% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 2.25% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.52% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.4% Total : 33.68%