EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 29, 2020 at 3pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
0 - 0
Blackpool

Batth (72')

FT
(aet)

Stoke win 5-4 on penalties

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Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill pictured on July 4, 2020

Michael O'Neill pleased with Adam Davies showing in EFL Cup

Adam Davies saved spot-kicks from Oliver Sarkic and Keshi Anderson in the shoot-out after keeping a clean sheet against Blackpool.

Aug 29, 17:47

The Match

Match Report

Goalkeeper Adam Davies saved two penalties in the shoot-out to help Stoke advance.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's EFL Cup first-round clash between Stoke City and Blackpool, including team news and predicted 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 46.56%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 27.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.07%) and 2-0 (8.73%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (8.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%).

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Blackpool
46.56%	26.38%	27.06%

Both teams to score 49.45%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.33%

54.67%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24%

76%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.54%

23.45%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.53%

57.46%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.61%

35.39%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.84%

72.15%

Score Analysis

Stoke City 46.56%

Blackpool 27.06%

Draw 26.37%

Stoke City	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 12.03% 2-1 @ 9.07% 2-0 @ 8.73% 3-1 @ 4.38% 3-0 @ 4.22% 3-2 @ 2.28% 4-1 @ 1.59% 4-0 @ 1.53% Other @ 2.74% Total : 46.56%	1-1 @ 12.5% 0-0 @ 8.3% 2-2 @ 4.71% Other @ 0.87% Total : 26.37%	0-1 @ 8.62% 1-2 @ 6.49% 0-2 @ 4.48% 1-3 @ 2.25% 2-3 @ 1.63% 0-3 @ 1.55% Other @ 2.04% Total : 27.06%