League One

League One | Gameweek 1

Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
2 - 0
Burton Albion

Lavery (19', 25')
Beesley (14'), Norburn (32'), Connolly (66'), Dougall (89')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Brayford (6')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Blackpool and Burton Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Norwich 0-1 Blackpool
Monday, May 8 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Burton Albion

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Burton Albion 0-1 Stoke
Tuesday, July 25 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

We said: Blackpool 2-1 Burton Albion

The return to League One will certainly not be straightforward for Blackpool, who have lost several key players over the summer, but we do fancy the Tangerines to get over the line on the opening day at Bloomfield Road against Burton Albion. 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 Burton Albion win with a probability of 38.03%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 36.42% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burton Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.41%) and 0-2 (6.2%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (8.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Burton Albion
36.42% ( -1.14)	25.54% ( 0.48)	38.03% ( 0.66)

Both teams to score 55.81% (

-1.73)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.84% (

-2.22)

48.16% (

2.22)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.68% (

-2.07)

70.31% (

2.07)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.26% (

-1.65)

25.74% (

1.65)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.33% (

-2.29)

60.67% (

2.29)

Burton Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.15% (

-0.65)

24.85% (

0.66)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.55% (

-0.92)

59.45% (

0.92)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 36.42%

Burton Albion 38.03%

Draw 25.54%

Blackpool	Draw	Burton Albion
1-0 @ 8.68% ( 0.39) 2-1 @ 8.2% ( -0.18) 2-0 @ 5.89% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.71% ( -0.27) 3-0 @ 2.66% ( -0.14) 3-2 @ 2.58% ( -0.24) 4-1 @ 1.26% ( -0.16) 4-0 @ 0.9% ( -0.09) Other @ 2.53% Total : 36.42%	1-1 @ 12.08% ( 0.31) 0-0 @ 6.4% ( 0.57) 2-2 @ 5.71% ( -0.24) 3-3 @ 1.2% ( -0.14) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.54%	0-1 @ 8.91% ( 0.63) 1-2 @ 8.41% ( 0.06) 0-2 @ 6.2% ( 0.33) 1-3 @ 3.91% ( -0.05) 0-3 @ 2.88% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 2.65% ( -0.16) 1-4 @ 1.36% ( -0.04) 0-4 @ 1% ( 0.02) 2-4 @ 0.92% ( -0.08) Other @ 1.8% Total : 38.03%