EFL Cup | Third Round
Sep 23, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Highbury Stadium
Fleetwood2 - 5Everton
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The Match
Match Report
The England goalkeeper was at fault for both of the League One side's goals.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round tie between Fleetwood Town and Everton, including team news and predicted 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 Everton win with a probability of 39.07%. A win for Fleetwood Town had a probability of 35.27% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (6.46%). The likeliest Fleetwood Town win was 1-0 (8.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Everton would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Fleetwood Town | Draw | Everton |
| 35.27% | 25.65% | 39.07% |
| Both teams to score 55.32% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
