Both sides enjoyed morale-boosting wins at the weekend, and as international call-ups have seen next week's league fixtures postponed, their opening EFL Trophy clash may feature almost first-choice lineups. As a result, a close-fought encounter could be decided by a single goal, with League One Blackpool just having the edge.
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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 Barrow win with a probability of 38%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 35.2% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barrow win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (9.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.
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