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Blackpool
FA Cup | Second Round
Dec 1, 2024 at 1pm UK
Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)
Birmingham logo

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

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

We said: Blackpool 1-2 Birmingham City

After a morale-boosting win at Bristol Rovers, Blackpool will be relatively confident of producing an upset to knock Birmingham out of the FA Cup. That being said, Blues possess an embarrassment of riches in terms of squad depth, with a number of their fringe players desperate to fight for a spot in Chris Davies's League One XI. 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 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
BlackpoolDrawBirmingham City
32.07% (-0.073 -0.07) 25.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 42.36% (0.074999999999996 0.07)
Both teams to score 54.77% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.92% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)49.08% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.84% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)71.15% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.16% (-0.049000000000007 -0.05)28.83% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.3% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06)64.69% (0.061999999999998 0.06)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.96% (0.033999999999992 0.03)23.04% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.14% (0.047999999999995 0.05)56.86% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Blackpool 32.07%
    Birmingham City 42.36%
    Draw 25.56%
BlackpoolDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 8.26% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.54% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.14% (-0.013000000000001 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.13% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.3% (-0.004 -0)
3-0 @ 2.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 0.97% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 32.07%
1-1 @ 12.12%
0-0 @ 6.64% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-2 @ 5.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.56%
0-1 @ 9.75% (0.012 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.9% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.16% (0.017 0.02)
1-3 @ 4.36% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.5% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.71% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-4 @ 1.6% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.29% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-4 @ 0.99% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 42.36%

How you voted: Blackpool vs Birmingham

Blackpool
19.0%
Draw
9.5%
Birmingham City
71.4%
21
Head to Head
Apr 22, 2023 3pm
Dec 10, 2022 3pm
Apr 18, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 43
Blackpool
6-1
Birmingham
Beesley (3', 56'), Hamilton (14'), Dougall (40'), Yates (85' pen.), Connolly (90+4')
Sunjic (63')
Pedersen (75')
Nov 27, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 20
Birmingham
1-0
Blackpool
Jutkiewicz (81')
Pedersen (38'), McGree (69')

Connolly (69'), Husband (82'), Anderson (82')
rhs 2.0
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5Chelsea34179859401960
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7Aston Villa3416995449557
8Fulham34149115046451
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34131295655151
10Bournemouth3413111053411250
11Brentford33137135650646
12Crystal Palace341112114347-445
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34125175161-1041
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd34109153947-839
15Everton34814123441-738
16Tottenham HotspurSpurs34114196256637
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham3499163958-1936
18Ipswich TownIpswich3449213374-4121
19Leicester CityLeicester3446242776-4918
20Southampton3425272580-5511


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