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England

EFL Trophy 2025/2026 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Blackpool

5 - 0

Barrow

Our Tip

Match Events

Banks S.

12'

Fletcher A.

Assist: Hamilton C.

46'

Sub

Williams M. In: Worrall D.

Out: Williams M.

Summary Win Prob Goals Form H2H Tactics Players Indices Predictions Timeline Accuracy Compare

AI Match Summary

Blackpool in this EFL Trophy 2025/2026 tie, finishing 5-0. One-off knockout football delivers a decisive result.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

31%

Blackpool

30%

Draws

39%

Barrow

Draw rate projection: 30% Favored: Barrow

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

30% / Low Confidence

Form's been kind to Blackpool lately — more wins on the board than Barrow.
42% — that's where the model lands on Blackpool taking it.
Blackpool have the better recent form, but knockout football is a different beast — one bad day ends the campaign.
Historical meetings favor Barrow, who have won 1 of the last 5 encounters.
High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 99%

Over 1.5 Goals 94%

Over 2.5 Goals 78%

Over 3.5 Goals 70%

Over 4.5 Goals 32%

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 69%

Blackpool Clean Sheet 15%

Barrow Clean Sheet 10%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric	Blackpool	Barrow
Matches Played	28	29
Wins	12	8
Draws	5	7
Losses	11	14
Goals Scored	1.25	1.21
Goals Conceded	1.5	1.59
Expected Goals (xG)	1.63	1.56
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA)	1.10	1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Jul 25, 2026 Club Friendly

Barrow vs Blackpool

2:0

Sep 16, 2025 EFL Trophy

Blackpool vs Barrow

5:0

Sep 5, 2023 EFL Trophy

Barrow vs Blackpool

0:2

Jul 22, 2023 Club Friendly

Barrow vs Blackpool

0:5

Aug 9, 2022 EFL Cup

Blackpool vs Barrow

0:1

Key Player Impact Analysis

Key performers and expected goal involvement factors

Blackpool Compare

Top Goalscorer Banks S.

2 Goals

Assists Leader Fletcher A.

1 Ast

Avg xG / game 1.25

Avg xA / game 0.81

Barrow Compare

Avg xG / game 1.42

Avg xA / game 0.87

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

Blackpool 41 / 100

Barrow 36 / 100

How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

Blackpool Barrow

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick Draw (X)

Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS Yes

Correct Score 2:2

BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)

Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

Blackpool's goal record stands at 75% scoring rate across 28 recent games.

Defensive concern: Barrow conceded in 72% of 29 recent games.

Historical meetings average 3.00 goals per match.

Blackpool went unbeaten in 2 of their last 5 games.

Scoring Trends

Blackpool VS Barrow

1.88 Goals Scored 1.38

1.75 Goals Conceded 1.38

100% Over 1.5 88%

88% Over 2.5 63%

63% Over 3.5 25%

Recent Form & Match History

Blackpool

(Home)

12 Sept

Blackpool

2 : 2

Bromley

05 Sept

Reading

3 : 1

Blackpool

02 Sept

Barnsley

2 : 1

Blackpool

29 Aug

Blackpool

4 : 0

Peterborough

25 Aug

Blackpool

1 : 4

Lincoln City

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Barrow

(Away)

15 Sept

Solihull Moors

1 : 0

Barrow

12 Sept

Worthing FC

2 : 2

Barrow

05 Sept

Barrow

3 : 0

Sutton

31 Aug

Kidderminster

1 : 1

Barrow

28 Aug

Barrow

1 : 2

Yeovil

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