EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 29, 2020 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
3 - 2
Doncaster

Holtby (30'), Rankin-Costello (71'), Armstrong (81' pen.)
Lenihan (53')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Okenabirhie (54' pen.), Gomes (64')
Wright (44'), Anderson (56'), Halliday (70'), (87')

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The Match

Match Report

Lewis Holtby and Joe Rankin-Costello were also on target for Blackburn.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's EFL Cup first-round clash between Blackburn Rovers and Doncaster Rovers, including team news and predicted lineups.

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 41.76%. A win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (7.21%). The likeliest Doncaster Rovers win was 0-1 (8.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Doncaster Rovers
41.76%	25.96%	32.27%

Both teams to score 53.54%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.3%

50.7%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.4%

72.6%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.95%

24.05%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.68%

58.32%

Doncaster Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.5%

29.5%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.48%

65.52%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 41.76%

Doncaster Rovers 32.27%

Draw 25.96%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Doncaster Rovers
1-0 @ 10.11% 2-1 @ 8.79% 2-0 @ 7.21% 3-1 @ 4.18% 3-0 @ 3.42% 3-2 @ 2.55% 4-1 @ 1.49% 4-0 @ 1.22% 4-2 @ 0.91% Other @ 1.89% Total : 41.76%	1-1 @ 12.34% 0-0 @ 7.1% 2-2 @ 5.37% 3-3 @ 1.04% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.96%	0-1 @ 8.66% 1-2 @ 7.53% 0-2 @ 5.29% 1-3 @ 3.07% 2-3 @ 2.18% 0-3 @ 2.15% 1-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.46% Total : 32.27%