Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK
Bloomfield Road
Blackpool0 - 2Cardiff
The Match
Match Report
Newly-promoted Blackpool's early-season progress was checked with a first defeat on their return to the Championship.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Cardiff City, 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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 43.11%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.67% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.48%) and 1-2 (8.38%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Blackpool | Draw | Cardiff City |
| 28.67% | 28.21% | 43.11% |
| Both teams to score 45.31% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
