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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
BuBurton Albion
1 – 2Full time
BlBlackburn Rovers
— Pirelli Stadium
RWSports forecast42% confidence
Burton Albion30%
Draw28%
Blackburn Rovers42%
Recommended pickBlackburn Rovers win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.546%
Both teams score51%
The teams

Who's playing

Bu
HomeBurton Albion
Bl
AwayBlackburn Rovers
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Burton Albion wins00%
Draws2100%
Blackburn Rovers wins00%
Total meetings2
Burton Albion goals3
Blackburn Rovers goals3
Average goals3.00

Recent meetings

—Burton Albion1-1Blackburn Rovers
—Blackburn Rovers2-2Burton Albion
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomeBurton Albion
3-4-1-2
34C. AddaiG7.5
6T. SibbickD7.5
26F. DelapD7.4
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

View result
16
C. TiltD
7.9
15K. LofthouseM6.9
12G. EvansM6.9
41S. KruballyM6.9
3J. ArmerM7.0
4K. ChaukeF6.9
19M. DennisF7.0
40Z. ScuttF1G7.3
AwayBlackburn Rovers
4-2-3-1
22B. TóthG6.5
2R. AlebiousuD1A6.9
6T. AtchesonD7.4
15S. McLoughlinD7.6
3H. PickeringD6.9
28A. ForshawM6.8
30J. GarrettM6.0
25R. MorishitaM6.9
10T. CantwellM1A8.0
21O. AfolayanM7.2
23Y. OhashiF6.2
Burton Albion
LLDLL
1D4L
Blackburn Rovers
WLLWL
2W3L
2
Goals scored
10
10
Goals conceded
8
0
Clean sheets
0
1.76
Avg xG
0.33
1.98
Avg xG conceded
0.13
6.72
Avg rating
7.00
In the dugout

Coaches

Burton AlbionGary BowyerEngland
Formation 3-4-1-2Profile balancedDefensive line lowPressing 31%
counterlow counter
Blackburn RoversTony MowbrayEngland
Formation 3-4-2-1Profile defensive
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenuePirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Stadium capacity6,912 seats
Stadium opened2005
Half-time1–0
Weather27°C · wind 16 km/h
Travel distance116 km
Match statistics

Live numbers

2.01xG3.15
Market context

Match odds

Home3.91
Draw3.36
Away1.92
Over 1.51.33
Over 2.52.06
Over 3.53.64
Under 1.53.06
Under 2.51.70
Under 3.51.25
BTTS yes1.89
BTTS no1.83
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 30%Draw 28%Away 42%
Recommended pickBlackburn Rovers win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scoreBurton Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
Confidence42%