Championship | Gameweek 8
Sep 18, 2021 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough1 - 2Blackpool
The Match
Match Report
A Grant Hall own goal gave the Tangerines all three points on Teesside.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Blackpool, 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 38.63%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.99% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.21%) and 2-0 (7.01%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Middlesbrough | Draw | Blackpool |
| 38.63% | 27.37% | 33.99% |
| Both teams to score 49.53% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
