Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Dec 29, 2022 at 8.15pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

Ekpiteta (55')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Berge (18'), McAtee (49')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Hull City 1-1 Blackpool
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 3-1 Coventry
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackpool 0-2 Sheffield United

Both sides have several important players out of action for Thursday's contest, and even away from home, we can only see the Blades triumphing for a fifth straight victory. Heckingbottom's side are full of confidence and boast more quality than their visitors, and we envisage them returning home with another three-point haul. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 58.9%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 17.97%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.27%) and 1-2 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.97%), while for a Blackpool win it was 1-0 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Sheffield United
17.97% ( 0.16)	23.13% ( 0.14)	58.9% ( -0.31)

Both teams to score 47.91% (

-0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.96% (

-0.33)

51.04% (

0.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.1% (

-0.29)

72.9% (

0.29)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.74% (

-0)

42.26% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.34% (

-0)

78.66% (

-0)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.98% (

-0.23)

17.02% (

0.22)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.84% (

-0.4)

47.16% (

0.4)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 17.97%

Sheffield United 58.89%

Draw 23.13%

Blackpool	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 6.2% ( 0.08) 2-1 @ 4.73% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 2.67% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 1.36% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.2% ( -0) Other @ 1.82% Total : 17.97%	1-1 @ 10.97% ( 0.07) 0-0 @ 7.19% ( 0.09) 2-2 @ 4.18% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.78% Total : 23.13%	0-1 @ 12.73% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 11.27% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 9.71% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 6.66% ( -0.06) 1-3 @ 5.73% ( -0.05) 0-4 @ 2.95% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 2.54% ( -0.04) 2-3 @ 2.47% ( -0.02) 2-4 @ 1.09% ( -0.02) 0-5 @ 1.04% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.7% Total : 58.89%