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League One | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK
Bloomfield Road
Burton Albion

Blackpool
2 - 0
Burton Albion

Lavery (19', 25')
Beesley (14'), Norburn (32'), Connolly (66'), Dougall (89')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Brayford (6')

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

Last Game: Norwich 0-1 Blackpool
Monday, May 8 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Burton Albion 0-1 Stoke
Tuesday, July 25 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

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
BlackpoolDrawBurton Albion
36.42% (-1.143 -1.14) 25.54% (0.482 0.48) 38.03% (0.662 0.66)
Both teams to score 55.81% (-1.734 -1.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.84% (-2.216 -2.22)48.16% (2.219 2.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.68% (-2.066 -2.07)70.31% (2.067 2.07)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.26% (-1.649 -1.65)25.74% (1.65 1.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.33% (-2.292 -2.29)60.67% (2.294 2.29)
Burton Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.15% (-0.65299999999999 -0.65)24.85% (0.655 0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.55% (-0.919 -0.92)59.45% (0.921 0.92)
Score Analysis
    Blackpool 36.42%
    Burton Albion 38.03%
    Draw 25.54%
BlackpoolDrawBurton Albion
1-0 @ 8.68% (0.385 0.39)
2-1 @ 8.2% (-0.177 -0.18)
2-0 @ 5.89% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.71% (-0.265 -0.27)
3-0 @ 2.66% (-0.137 -0.14)
3-2 @ 2.58% (-0.238 -0.24)
4-1 @ 1.26% (-0.155 -0.16)
4-0 @ 0.9% (-0.093 -0.09)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 36.42%
1-1 @ 12.08% (0.31 0.31)
0-0 @ 6.4% (0.568 0.57)
2-2 @ 5.71% (-0.235 -0.24)
3-3 @ 1.2% (-0.135 -0.14)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.54%
0-1 @ 8.91% (0.634 0.63)
1-2 @ 8.41% (0.061 0.06)
0-2 @ 6.2% (0.331 0.33)
1-3 @ 3.91% (-0.046 -0.05)
0-3 @ 2.88% (0.102 0.1)
2-3 @ 2.65% (-0.162 -0.16)
1-4 @ 1.36% (-0.042 -0.04)
0-4 @ 1% (0.017 0.02)
2-4 @ 0.92% (-0.075 -0.08)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 38.03%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Burton Albion

Blackpool
85.7%
Draw
0.0%
Burton Albion
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Mar 16, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 27
Blackpool
1-1
Burton Albion
Garbutt (64')
Carter (24')
Carter (71')
Oct 31, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 10
Burton Albion
1-2
Blackpool
Leo Gretarsson (63' og.)
Quinn (39'), Gilligan (77')
Yates (21', 75')
Maxwell (40')
Apr 4, 2020 3pm
Oct 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 16
Burton Albion
0-0
Blackpool
Tilt (3'), Thompson (68')
Tilt (57')
Mar 16, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 38
Burton Albion
3-0
Blackpool
Boyce (6'), Allen (34'), Akins (68')

Long (45'), Thompson (63')
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