League One

League One | Gameweek 42

Apr 30, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

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

Blackpool

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Birmingham City

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Birmingham 4-0 Mansfield
Sunday, April 27 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

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
Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
22.24% ( 2.97)	23.87% ( 1.09)	53.89% ( -4.06)

Both teams to score 52.19% (

0.99)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.3% (

-0.88)

48.69% (

0.88)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.19% (

-0.81)

70.8% (

0.8)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.64% (

2.52)

36.36% (

-2.53)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.85% (

2.47)

73.15% (

-2.47)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.02% (

-1.77)

17.98% (

1.77)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.16% (

-3.13)

48.83% (

3.12)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 22.24%

Birmingham City 53.88%

Draw 23.87%

Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 6.62% ( 0.66) 2-1 @ 5.74% ( 0.63) 2-0 @ 3.35% ( 0.53) 3-1 @ 1.94% ( 0.33) 3-2 @ 1.66% ( 0.2) 3-0 @ 1.13% ( 0.24) Other @ 1.81% Total : 22.24%	1-1 @ 11.35% ( 0.52) 0-0 @ 6.54% ( 0.23) 2-2 @ 4.93% ( 0.27) 3-3 @ 0.95% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.11% Total : 23.87%	0-1 @ 11.21% ( -0.26) 1-2 @ 9.74% ( -0.12) 0-2 @ 9.63% ( -0.81) 1-3 @ 5.57% ( -0.41) 0-3 @ 5.51% ( -0.82) 2-3 @ 2.82% ( -0) 1-4 @ 2.39% ( -0.33) 0-4 @ 2.36% ( -0.52) 2-4 @ 1.21% ( -0.08) Other @ 3.46% Total : 53.88%