Birmingham vs Blackpool: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 23, 2010 at 02:00 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
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What was the result of Birmingham vs Blackpool?
Birmingham won 2-0 on October 23, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 36′L. RidgewellBirmingham
- 56′Nikola ZigicBirmingham
Official lineup for Birmingham vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Birmingham
- 11Garry Lawrence O'Connor
- 19Nikola Zigic
- 7S. Larsson
- 18K. Fahey
- 22Aleksandr Hleb
- 2Stephen Carr
- 5R. Johnson
- 6L. Ridgewell
- 12Barry Ferguson
- 15S. Dann
- 26B. Foster
Blackpool
- 9M. Harewood
- 16Luke Varney
- 39D. Campbell
- 11D. Vaughan
- 12Gary Taylor-Fletcher
- 26Charles Graham Adam
- 3S. Crainey
- 5Neal James Eardley
- 6I. Evatt
- 20C. Cathcart
- 21Matthew Gilks
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Blackpool have 3, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2010 | Arsenal(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 2, 2010 | Everton(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Wigan(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 18, 2010 | West Brom(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Sep 12, 2010 | Liverpool(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2010 | Manchester City(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Oct 3, 2010 | Liverpool(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Blackburn(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Chelsea(away) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Newcastle(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Birmingham score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 8; Blackpool score 1.6 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 5/8 | 5/8 |
| Blackpool | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 4/8 | 7/8 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy