EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Third Round

Sep 17, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

Blackpool
0 - 1
Sheff Weds

Beesley (63'), Morgan (68')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Bernard (34')
Musaba (31'), Valentin (75'), Charles (88'), Gassama (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Blackpool 2-1 Exeter
Saturday, September 14 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 QPR
Saturday, September 14 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 54.56%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 22.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 2-0 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.84%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
54.56% ( -1.02)	23.01% ( 0.47)	22.43% ( 0.54)

Both teams to score 55.23% (

-0.84)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.22% (

-1.46)

44.78% (

1.46)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.86% (

-1.43)

67.14% (

1.42)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.68% (

-0.86)

16.31% (

0.86)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.11% (

-1.59)

45.89% (

1.59)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66% (

-0.32)

34% (

0.31)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.32% (

-0.34)

70.68% (

0.34)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 54.56%

Sheffield Wednesday 22.43%

Draw 23%

Blackpool	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.05% ( 0.33) 2-1 @ 9.84% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 9.12% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 5.95% ( -0.2) 3-0 @ 5.51% ( -0.14) 3-2 @ 3.21% ( -0.14) 4-1 @ 2.7% ( -0.18) 4-0 @ 2.5% ( -0.14) 4-2 @ 1.45% ( -0.11) 5-1 @ 0.98% ( -0.1) 5-0 @ 0.91% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.36% Total : 54.56%	1-1 @ 10.84% ( 0.27) 0-0 @ 5.55% ( 0.34) 2-2 @ 5.31% ( -0.07) 3-3 @ 1.15% ( -0.06) Other @ 0.15% Total : 23%	0-1 @ 5.98% ( 0.32) 1-2 @ 5.85% ( 0.1) 0-2 @ 3.23% ( 0.15) 1-3 @ 2.11% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.91% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.16% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.19% Total : 22.43%