EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 13, 2024 at 7.30pm UK

Edgeley Park

Stockport
1 - 6
Blackburn

Buckley (67')
Cina (47'), Bailey (90+3')

FT(HT: 0-4)

Szmodics (8', 25'), Weimann (22'), Ohashi (31'), Gueye (72'), Vale (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Stockport County and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Stockport County

All competitions

Last Game: Stockport 2-0 Cambridge
Saturday, August 10 at 5.30pm in League One

Goals
for

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Blackburn 4-2 Derby
Friday, August 9 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 Stockport County win with a probability of 44.16%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.11%) and 2-0 (7.37%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-6 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Stockport County	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
44.16%	25.12% ( -0)	30.71%

Both teams to score 55.64%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.33%

47.68% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.13%

69.87% (

-0)

Stockport County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.41%

21.59% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.31%

54.69% (

-0)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.97%

29.03% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.06%

64.94% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Stockport County 44.16%

Blackburn Rovers 30.71%

Draw 25.12%

Stockport County	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.61% 2-1 @ 9.11% 2-0 @ 7.37% 3-1 @ 4.65% 3-0 @ 3.76% 3-2 @ 2.88% 4-1 @ 1.78% 4-0 @ 1.44% 4-2 @ 1.1% Other @ 2.46% Total : 44.16%	1-1 @ 11.88% 0-0 @ 6.27% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.63% 3-3 @ 1.19% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.12%	0-1 @ 7.75% 1-2 @ 7.35% 0-2 @ 4.79% 1-3 @ 3.03% 2-3 @ 2.32% 0-3 @ 1.98% 1-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.56% Total : 30.71%