Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Feb 4, 2023 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
3 - 0
Blackpool

Akpom (32', 59'), McNair (70')
Hackney (7')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Yates (26'), Madine (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-0 Watford
Saturday, January 28 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackpool

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Southampton 2-1 Blackpool
Saturday, January 28 at 3pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Middlesbrough 2-0 Blackpool

With McCarthy at the helm, Blackpool could improve defensively over the coming weeks and months. Nevertheless, Middlesbrough have generally been excellent under Carrick, and we expect a relatively comfortable afternoon for the home side. 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 62.41%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 15.67%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.99%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.39%), while for a Blackpool win it was 0-1 (5.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackpool
62.41% ( -0.26)	21.92% ( -0.25)	15.67% ( 0.52)

Both teams to score 46.91% (

1.86)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.08% (

1.89)

49.92% (

-1.89)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.09% (

1.66)

71.91% (

-1.66)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.55% (

0.55)

15.44% (

-0.55)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.71% (

1.02)

44.29% (

-1.02)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.48% (

1.85)

44.52% (

-1.85)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.45% (

1.46)

80.54% (

-1.46)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 62.4%

Blackpool 15.67%

Draw 21.92%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 12.84% ( -0.75) 2-0 @ 11.99% ( -0.46) 2-1 @ 9.71% ( 0.13) 3-0 @ 7.47% ( -0.14) 3-1 @ 6.04% ( 0.19) 4-0 @ 3.49% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.82% ( 0.14) 3-2 @ 2.45% ( 0.2) 5-0 @ 1.3% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.14% ( 0.11) 5-1 @ 1.06% ( 0.07) Other @ 2.1% Total : 62.4%	1-1 @ 10.39% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 6.88% ( -0.54) 2-2 @ 3.93% ( 0.25) Other @ 0.73% Total : 21.92%	0-1 @ 5.56% ( -0.14) 1-2 @ 4.21% ( 0.19) 0-2 @ 2.25% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 1.14% ( 0.11) 2-3 @ 1.06% ( 0.12) Other @ 1.45% Total : 15.67%