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League One | Gameweek 42
Apr 30, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)
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Blackpool
0 - 2
Birmingham


Morgan (57')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Laird (39'), May (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's League One clash between Blackpool and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 1-1 Blackpool
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in League One

We said: Blackpool 1-2 Birmingham City

With the EFL points record just a single victory away, Birmingham will be raring to put Blackpool to the sword at Bloomfield Road on Wednesday night. The Seasiders are the masters of splitting the honours at Bloomfield Road, but we feel that Bruce's men will become the latest side to succumb to the Blues juggernaut. Read more.

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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 53.89%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 22.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.74%) and 0-2 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.35%), while for a Blackpool win it was 1-0 (6.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
BlackpoolDrawBirmingham City
22.24% (2.968 2.97) 23.87% (1.087 1.09) 53.89% (-4.063 -4.06)
Both teams to score 52.19% (0.99 0.99)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.3% (-0.881 -0.88)48.69% (0.875 0.88)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.19% (-0.808 -0.81)70.8% (0.80200000000001 0.8)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.64% (2.524 2.52)36.36% (-2.53 -2.53)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.85% (2.469 2.47)73.15% (-2.475 -2.47)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.02% (-1.772 -1.77)17.98% (1.766 1.77)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.16% (-3.126 -3.13)48.83% (3.119 3.12)
Score Analysis
    Blackpool 22.24%
    Birmingham City 53.88%
    Draw 23.87%
BlackpoolDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 6.62% (0.659 0.66)
2-1 @ 5.74% (0.625 0.63)
2-0 @ 3.35% (0.533 0.53)
3-1 @ 1.94% (0.325 0.33)
3-2 @ 1.66% (0.196 0.2)
3-0 @ 1.13% (0.243 0.24)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 22.24%
1-1 @ 11.35% (0.52 0.52)
0-0 @ 6.54% (0.232 0.23)
2-2 @ 4.93% (0.271 0.27)
3-3 @ 0.95% (0.062 0.06)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 23.87%
0-1 @ 11.21% (-0.26 -0.26)
1-2 @ 9.74% (-0.118 -0.12)
0-2 @ 9.63% (-0.805 -0.81)
1-3 @ 5.57% (-0.407 -0.41)
0-3 @ 5.51% (-0.823 -0.82)
2-3 @ 2.82% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-4 @ 2.39% (-0.329 -0.33)
0-4 @ 2.36% (-0.517 -0.52)
2-4 @ 1.21% (-0.075 -0.08)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 53.88%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Birmingham

Blackpool
16.2%
Draw
19.1%
Birmingham City
64.7%
68
Head to Head
Dec 29, 2024 3pm
Dec 1, 2024 1pm
Second Round
Blackpool
1-2
Birmingham
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Husband (6'), Gabriel (82')
Dykes (6'), Jutkiewicz (24')
Sanderson (29'), Harris (33'), Leonard (45'), Dykes (54')
Apr 22, 2023 3pm
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Gameweek 43
Blackpool
6-1
Birmingham
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rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBirmingham CityBirmingham463493843153111
3Stockport CountyStockport462512972423087
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4625101167432485
5Wycombe WanderersWycombe4624121070452584
6Leyton Orient462461672482478
7Reading4621121368571175
8Bolton WanderersBolton46208186770-368
9Blackpool4617161372601267
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46197205855364
11Lincoln CityLincoln461613176456861
12Barnsley461710196973-461
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham461611195459-559
14Stevenage461512194250-857
15Wigan AthleticWigan461317164042-256
16Exeter CityExeter461511204965-1656
17Mansfield TownMansfield46159226073-1354
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough461312216881-1351
19Northampton TownNorthampton461215194866-1851
20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
RCrawley TownCrawley461210245783-2646
RBristol Rovers46127274476-3243
RCambridge UnitedCambridge46911264573-2838
RShrewsbury TownShrewsbury4689294179-3833


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