FA Cup

FA Cup | First Round

Nov 2, 2024 at 3pm UK

Priestfield Stadium (Gillingham, Kent)

Gillingham
0 - 2
Blackpool

FT(HT: 0-1)

Carey (38', 90+4')
Gabriel (34'), Finnigan (44'), Carey (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Gillingham and Blackpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Gillingham

All competitions

Last Game: Swindon 1-1 Gillingham
Saturday, October 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Blackpool 2-2 Wigan
Monday, October 28 at 8pm 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 Blackpool win with a probability of 45.76%. A win for Gillingham had a probability of 28.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.19%) and 0-2 (8.03%). The likeliest Gillingham win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Blackpool in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Blackpool.

Result
Gillingham	Draw	Blackpool
28.71% ( -0.07)	25.52% ( -0.03)	45.76% ( 0.09)

Both teams to score 53.19% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.65% (

0.08)

50.35% (

-0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.71% (

0.07)

72.29% (

-0.07)

Gillingham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.18% (

-0.01)

31.82% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.75% (

-0.01)

68.25% (

0.01)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.01% (

0.08)

21.99% (

-0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.71% (

0.12)

55.29% (

-0.12)

Score Analysis

Gillingham 28.71%

Blackpool 45.75%

Draw 25.52%

Gillingham	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 8.01% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 6.95% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 4.59% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 2.65% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.01% ( 0) 3-0 @ 1.75% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.76% Total : 28.71%	1-1 @ 12.13% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 7% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.26% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.01% ( 0) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.52%	0-1 @ 10.59% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 9.19% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 8.03% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 4.64% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 4.05% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.66% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.76% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.54% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.01% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.3% Total : 45.75%