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FA Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 28, 2023 at 3pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
Blackpool

Southampton
2 - 1
Blackpool

Perraud (22', 62')
Mara (10'), Diallo (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Patino (67')
Hamilton (20'), Dougall (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Southampton and Blackpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 2-0 Blackpool
Saturday, January 14 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Southampton 2-1 Blackpool

Southampton have bigger fish to fry in the Premier League and EFL Cup at the moment, and a classic case of new manager bounce cannot come quickly enough for a woeful Blackpool side. The Tangerines may have taught Forest a footballing lesson in the third round, but their dismal streak of form makes it difficult to predict a shock result here, and a rotated Southampton team should do just about enough to progress. 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 Southampton win with a probability of 45.82%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.01% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Southampton in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Southampton.

Result
SouthamptonDrawBlackpool
45.82% (0.15300000000001 0.15) 25.16% (0.013999999999999 0.01) 29.01% (-0.172 -0.17)
Both teams to score 54.53% (-0.165 -0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.32% (-0.163 -0.16)48.68% (0.158 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.21% (-0.147 -0.15)70.79% (0.143 0.14)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.73% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)21.26% (-0.0029999999999966 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.81% (0.00099999999999767 0)54.18% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.26% (-0.20999999999999 -0.21)30.73% (0.205 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33% (-0.247 -0.25)66.99% (0.241 0.24)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 45.81%
    Blackpool 29.02%
    Draw 25.16%
SouthamptonDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 10.11% (0.07 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.24% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.83% (0.052 0.05)
3-1 @ 4.77% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 4.04% (0.027 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.81% (-0.013 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.56% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.09% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 45.81%
1-1 @ 11.93% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.53% (0.042 0.04)
2-2 @ 5.45% (-0.025 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.16%
0-1 @ 7.71% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.04% (-0.033 -0.03)
0-2 @ 4.55% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.77% (-0.029 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.14% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.79% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 29.02%

How you voted: Southampton vs Blackpool

Southampton
Draw
Blackpool
Southampton
74.4%
Draw
11.6%
Blackpool
14.0%
43
Head to Head
Mar 31, 2012 5.25pm
Dec 10, 2011 12.45pm
Southampton
2-2
Blackpool
Lambert (30', 90')
Lambert (62'), Schneiderlin (71')
Basham (36'), McManaman (49')
Evatt (40'), Ferguson (62'), Basham (81')
Mar 21, 2009 3pm
Blackpool
1-1
Southampton
Campbell (20' pen.)
Mahon (23'), Edwards (83'), Barker (90')
McGoldrick (69')
Perry (77'), McGoldrick (79')
Aug 30, 2008 3pm
Southampton
0-1
Blackpool

Surman (28'), Gillett (42'), James (61'), Svensson (83')
Burgess (45' pen.)
Camara (79'), Burgess (90')
Mar 8, 2008 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal281510352242855
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest28156745331251
4Chelsea28147753361749
5Manchester CityMan City28145953381547
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2814594738947
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton28121064640646
8Aston Villa2912984145-445
9Bournemouth28128847341344
10Fulham2811984138342
11Crystal Palace2810993633339
12Brentford28115124844438
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs281041455411434
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2897123440-634
15Everton2871293135-433
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2896133248-1633
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2865173857-1923
18Ipswich TownIpswich2838172658-3217
19Leicester CityLeicester2845192562-3717
20Southampton2823232068-489


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