EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 11, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
3 - 0
Middlesbrough

Connolly (31'), Lavery (77'), Anderson (78')
Ekpiteta (19'), Casey (33')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Morsy (31'), Payero (36')

The Match

Match Report

The Seasiders scored twice in as many second-half minutes to put the tie beyond doubt.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Blackpool and Middlesbrough, 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 43.52%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.17% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (8.25%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (9.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Middlesbrough
29.17%	27.3%	43.52%

Both teams to score 48.1%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.95%

57.04%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.06%

77.93%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.01%

34.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.27%

71.72%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.99%

26%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.97%

61.03%

Score Analysis

Blackpool 29.18%

Middlesbrough 43.52%

Draw 27.29%

Blackpool	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.55% 2-1 @ 6.76% 2-0 @ 5.02% 3-1 @ 2.37% 3-0 @ 1.76% 3-2 @ 1.59% Other @ 2.13% Total : 29.18%	1-1 @ 12.86% 0-0 @ 9.1% 2-2 @ 4.55% Other @ 0.78% Total : 27.29%	0-1 @ 12.25% 1-2 @ 8.67% 0-2 @ 8.25% 1-3 @ 3.89% 0-3 @ 3.71% 2-3 @ 2.04% 1-4 @ 1.31% 0-4 @ 1.25% Other @ 2.15% Total : 43.52%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Middlesbrough

Blackpool

31.1%

Draw

29.1%

Middlesbrough

39.8%