EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 8, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Blackburn4 - 3Walsall
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Blackburn 2-1 West Brom
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Championship
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Morecambe 2-1 Walsall
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League Two
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League Two
We said: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Walsall
Blackburn opened their Championship campaign with a win on Saturday, and they will be very confident of recording an even bigger victory against Walsall on Tuesday night. The Saddlers continued their poor away form from the 2022-23 season with a loss at Morecambe last time out, and we believe that Rovers' attacking powers will be too strong for the fourth-tier visitors at Ewood Park. 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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 40.02%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 33.96% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.82%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.36%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | Draw | Walsall |
40.02% ( -0) | 26.02% | 33.96% ( 0) |
| Both teams to score 53.85% ( 0) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
