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Bradford City
EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 23, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
University of Bolton Stadium
Blackburn logo

Bradford
1 - 2
Blackburn

Cook (18')
Ridehalgh (42'), Smallwood (53')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Dack (31'), Markanday (39')
Rankin-Costello (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Bradford City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Bradford City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

We can envisage Blackburn's poor run on the road continuing in this match. Bradford have pulled off many surprise victories in cup competitions in recent years - most notably when reaching the final of this competition in 2013 - and their home support can galvanise them towards another. 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 Bradford City win with a probability of 39.57%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 34.24% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.53%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Bradford CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
39.57% (-0.0019999999999953 -0) 26.19%34.24% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Both teams to score 53.35% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.81% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)51.18% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.97% (-0.004999999999999 -0)73.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.6% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)25.4% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.79% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)60.21% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.51% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)28.48% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.74% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)64.25% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 39.57%
    Blackburn Rovers 34.24%
    Draw 26.18%
Bradford CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.91% (0.0019999999999989 0)
2-1 @ 8.53%
2-0 @ 6.79%
3-1 @ 3.9% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 3.1%
3-2 @ 2.45% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 1.34%
4-0 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 39.57%
1-1 @ 12.45%
0-0 @ 7.23% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 5.36% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 1.03%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.18%
0-1 @ 9.09% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-2 @ 7.82%
0-2 @ 5.71%
1-3 @ 3.27% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 2.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.24%
1-4 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 34.24%

How you voted: Bradford vs Blackburn

Bradford City
47.3%
Draw
14.5%
Blackburn Rovers
38.2%
55
Head to Head
Jul 24, 2021 3pm
Mar 29, 2018 7.45pm
Aug 19, 2017 3pm
Bradford
0-1
Blackburn

Dieng (23'), McCartan (37'), McMahon (67'), Kilgallon (93')
Samuel (47')
Samuel (45'), Smallwood (59')
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