FA Cup

FA Cup | Second Round

Dec 1, 2024 at 1pm UK

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

Blackpool
1 - 2
Birmingham

Rhodes (55')
Husband (6'), Gabriel (82')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Dykes (6'), Jutkiewicz (24')
Sanderson (29'), Harris (33'), Leonard (45'), Dykes (54')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Blackpool and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Blackpool
Tuesday, November 26 at 7.45pm in League One

Goals
for

Birmingham City

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: Exeter 0-2 Birmingham
Tuesday, November 26 at 7.45pm in League One

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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 42.36%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 32.07% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.9%) and 0-2 (7.16%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Birmingham City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Birmingham City.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
32.07% ( -0.07)	25.57% ( -0)	42.36% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 54.77% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.92% (

-0.01)

49.08% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.84% (

-0.01)

71.15% (

0.01)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.16% (

-0.05)

28.83% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.3% (

-0.06)

64.69% (

0.06)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.96% (

0.03)

23.04% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.14% (

0.05)

56.86% (

-0.05)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 32.07%

Birmingham City 42.36%

Draw 25.56%

Blackpool	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 8.26% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 7.54% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.14% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.13% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.3% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.13% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 2.6% Total : 32.07%	1-1 @ 12.12% 0-0 @ 6.64% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.54% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.12% ( -0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.56%	0-1 @ 9.75% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 8.9% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 7.16% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 4.36% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 3.5% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.71% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.6% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.29% ( 0) 2-4 @ 0.99% ( 0) Other @ 2.11% Total : 42.36%