Blackpool 3-0 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: C. Connolly 8.3 · S. Lavery 8.2 · J. Bowler 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections05:4111 August 2021: the League Cup match ended Blackpool 3-0 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Blackpool scored first, in the 31st minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 31' C. Connolly → 1-0; 76' S. Lavery → 2-0; 78' K. Anderson, assisted by S. Lavery → 3-0.
Yellow cards: Blackpool 2, Middlesbrough 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 21-4 (5-0 on target); possession 60%-40%; corners 9-3; pass accuracy 81%-70%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
C. Connolly was Blackpool's highest-rated player at 8.3 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 shot on target, 1 key pass, 4 tackles, won 10 of 14 duels.
S. Bamba was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.2 in 90 minutes: 5 tackles, won 6 of 12 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Blackpool vs Middlesbrough (League Cup, 11 August 2021) finished 3-0. Goals: C. Connolly 31', S. Lavery 76', K. Anderson 78'. Match stats: possession Blackpool 60%, Middlesbrough 40%; shots on target 5-0.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.