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Huddersfield vs Blackpool — League One 2018

Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Preview
15:00
Blackpool
Blackpool
12/26/2026League OneLeague One · Round 21Accu Stadium
Big match
58%
Huddersfield
model favours
58%23%19%

Their last 8 meetings averaged 3.5 goals

brightest fact of this match

1–0
likely score
52%
over 2.5 goals
51%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Huddersfield58%
×Draw23%
Blackpool19%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Huddersfield
1.82
Blackpool
0.95

Huddersfield creates 92% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 10 away

creates per match

Huddersfield
1.89
Blackpool
0.94

allows per match

Huddersfield
0.97
Blackpool
1.75

finishing

Huddersfield+0.20scores more
Blackpool+0.36scores more

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Huddersfield ↓

Blackpool →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–16%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–011%
1–111%
1–25%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–16%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–13%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Huddersfield or draw
81%
Huddersfield or Blackpool
77%
Draw or Blackpool
42%

Winning margin

Huddersfield wins by 2+
33%
Blackpool wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Huddersfield 1+ goals
84%
Huddersfield 2+ goals
54%
Huddersfield 3+ goals
27%
Blackpool 1+ goals
61%
Blackpool 2+ goals
25%
Blackpool 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Huddersfield (draw refunded)
75%
Blackpool (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Huddersfield at home — creates 1.89, concedes 0.97 · 11 matches

Blackpool away — creates 0.94, concedes 1.75 · 10 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Huddersfield attack 1.89 + Blackpool defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.82

Blackpool attack 0.94 + Huddersfield defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.95

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 58%?"

Huddersfield scores more
58%
level
23%
Blackpool scores more
19%

Huddersfield at 58% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 58% does not mean "Huddersfield will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Huddersfield fall short of their xG (1.4 vs 1.9 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Huddersfield
Attack-heavy
Blackpool
Balanced
50%Possession47%
74%Pass accuracy71%
13.1Shots10.9
1.85xGBiggest gap1.19
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
HuddersfieldBlackpool

Head-to-head

8 previous meetings

2
Huddersfield
3
Draws
3
Blackpool
Avg goals: 3.5BTTS: 63%
2–22–32–20–22–2

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Huddersfield
LLWLW
Blackpool
LWWWW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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