EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
0 - 0
Barrow

Lubala (83')

Gordon (41'), Foley (75'), Neal (90+5')

Barrow win 4-2 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Blackpool and Barrow, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 2-0 Blackpool
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Stoke City	2	0	3
13	Blackpool	2	-1	3
14	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2

Barrow

Last Six:

Last Game: Barrow 3-2 Bradford
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in League Two

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Leyton Orient	2	3	6
4	Barrow	2	2	6
5	Stevenage	2	2	6

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 43.96%. A win for Barrow had a probability of 31.68% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.54%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Barrow win was 1-2 (7.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Barrow
43.96% ( -0.07)	24.35% ( -0.01)	31.68% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 58.75% (

0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.18% (

0.1)

43.81% (

-0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.79% (

0.1)

66.2% (

-0.1)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.92% (

0.01)

20.08% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.69% (

0.01)

52.31% (

-0.02)

Barrow Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.5% (

0.1)

26.49% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.32% (

0.13)

61.68% (

-0.14)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 43.96%

Barrow 31.68%

Draw 24.35%

Blackpool	Draw	Barrow
2-1 @ 9.11% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 8.54% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 6.86% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 4.87% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.67% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 3.24% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.96% 4-0 @ 1.47% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.3% ( 0) Other @ 2.95% Total : 43.96%	1-1 @ 11.34% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 6.05% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.32% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 1.43% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.21% Total : 24.35%	1-2 @ 7.53% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 7.06% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 4.69% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.34% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.68% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.08% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.11% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.19% Total : 31.68%