Oxford United 0–2 Blackpool: Result & Stats

Oxford United

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 2

Blackpool

D. Ballard 42'

K. Dougall 16'

3/20/2021

League One · Round 37The Kassam Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 134+ matches

Oxford United45%

×Draw26%

Blackpool29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50%

Always home

44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

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

Oxford UnitedExpected goals in this matchBlackpool

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.

1.44

1.11

Oxford United

1.44

Blackpool

1.11

Oxford United creates 30% more chances

Season form · 134 home / 134 away

1.68

creates per match

1.12

1.10

allows per match

1.20

creates per match

Oxford United

1.68

Blackpool

1.12

allows per match

Oxford United

1.10

Blackpool

1.20

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Oxford United+0.00on par

Blackpool+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Oxford United ↓

Blackpool →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Oxford United or draw

71%

Oxford United or Blackpool

74%

Draw or Blackpool

55%

Winning margin

Oxford United wins by 2+

22%

Blackpool wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Oxford United 1+ goals

76%

Oxford United 2+ goals

42%

Oxford United 3+ goals

18%

Blackpool 1+ goals

67%

Blackpool 2+ goals

30%

Blackpool 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Oxford United (draw refunded)

60%

Blackpool (draw refunded)

40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Oxford United at home — creates 1.68, concedes 1.10 · 134 matches

Blackpool away — creates 1.12, concedes 1.20 · 134 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Oxford United attack 1.68 + Blackpool defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.44

Blackpool attack 1.12 + Oxford United defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.11

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 45%?"

Oxford United scores more

45%

level

26%

Blackpool scores more

29%

Oxford United at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Oxford United 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.

Player of the match

1

C. Maxwell

Blackpool · G

7.9

Match Events

16'

K. Dougall↳ J. Thorniley

42'

D. Ballard↳ S. Kaikai

46'

O. Shodipo← L. Kelly

46'

A. Forde← Álex Gorrín

70'

J. Lawrence-Gabriel← M. Virtue-Thick

71'

S. Winnall← M. Taylor

71'

D. Agyei← M. Sykes

79'

Luke Garbutt

81'

E. Robson← E. Embleton

88'

Cameron Brannagan

90'

Jerry Yates

90+2'

D. Mitchell← S. Kaikai

90+2'

E. Simms← J. Yates

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

OxfordBlackpool

Overview

54%Possession46%

14Total Shots17

5Corners6

12Fouls13

Shots

14Total Shots17

4On Target7

7Off Target5

3Blocked5

13Inside Box8

1Outside Box9

Passing

54%Possession46%

429Total Passes354

308Accurate Passes242

72%Pass Accuracy68%

Goalkeeping

4Saves4

Discipline

12Fouls13

1Yellow Cards2

2Offsides1

League One: Oxford United 0–2 Blackpool

Blackpool beat Oxford United 2-0 in League One on March 20, 2021.

Goals: K. Dougall (16'), D. Ballard (42').

Oxford United controlled possession (54%) and registered 14 shots to 17.

The match was played at The Kassam Stadium in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Oxford United vs Blackpool — League One 2018

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Total goals

Both teams score

Player of the match

Match Events

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League One: Oxford United 0–2 Blackpool