Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 15, 2023 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
1 - 0
Wigan

Yates (2')
Anderson (90+7')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Lang (66'), Pearce (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Luton 3-1 Blackpool
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

Last Game: Wigan 0-2 Swansea
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackpool 1-1 Wigan Athletic

While both clubs desperately require three points, that is not to say that either side will go gung-ho for victory. Instead, we may get a nervy match between two sides lacking confidence, one which may lead to an unwanted share of the spoils. 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 Blackpool win with a probability of 38.93%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 34.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.37%) and 2-0 (6.87%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (9.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Blackpool in this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Wigan Athletic
38.93% ( -0.02)	26.76% ( 0)	34.31% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 51.51% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.47% (

-0.01)

53.53% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.95% (

-0.01)

75.04% (

0.01)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.16% (

-0.01)

26.83% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.86% (

-0.02)

62.13% (

0.02)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.41% (

29.59% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.38% (

65.62% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 38.93%

Wigan Athletic 34.31%

Draw 26.75%

Blackpool	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 10.44% 2-1 @ 8.37% ( -0) 2-0 @ 6.87% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.67% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.01% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.23% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.21% ( -0) 4-0 @ 0.99% ( -0) Other @ 2.14% Total : 38.93%	1-1 @ 12.71% 0-0 @ 7.94% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.1% 3-3 @ 0.91% Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.75%	0-1 @ 9.67% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 7.75% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.89% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.14% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.39% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.07% 1-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.44% Total : 34.31%