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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Bloomfield Road
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Blackpool
1 - 2
Middlesbrough

Lavery (90+1')
Connolly (32'), Husband (44')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sporar (60'), Watmore (90+2')
Fry (40'), Sporar (61'), Crooks (71'), Peltier (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Blackpool 1-2 Middlesbrough

There have been signs in the last two matches that Blackpool are starting to get back on track. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Boro's recent form, leading us to predict a narrow victory for Wilder's team on the North-West coast. 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 37.08%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.8% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.58%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (11.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Middlesbrough in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Middlesbrough.

Result
BlackpoolDrawMiddlesbrough
33.8%29.12%37.08%
Both teams to score 44.44%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.69%62.31%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.04%81.96%
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.59%34.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.88%71.12%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.76%32.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.26%68.74%
Score Analysis
    Blackpool 33.8%
    Middlesbrough 37.07%
    Draw 29.11%
BlackpoolDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 11.83%
2-1 @ 7.15%
2-0 @ 6.31%
3-1 @ 2.54%
3-0 @ 2.25%
3-2 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 33.8%
1-1 @ 13.39%
0-0 @ 11.09%
2-2 @ 4.04%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 29.11%
0-1 @ 12.55%
1-2 @ 7.58%
0-2 @ 7.11%
1-3 @ 2.86%
0-3 @ 2.68%
2-3 @ 1.53%
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 37.07%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Middlesbrough

Blackpool
31.3%
Draw
6.3%
Middlesbrough
62.5%
16
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Middlesbrough
1-2
Blackpool
Tavernier (8')
Fry (12'), Crooks (35')
Ekpiteta (63'), Hall (78' og.)
Gabriel (90+3')
Aug 11, 2021 7.45pm
First Round
Blackpool
3-0
Middlesbrough
Connolly (31'), Lavery (77'), Anderson (78')
Ekpiteta (19'), Casey (33')

Morsy (31'), Payero (36')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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