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Blackpool v Mansfield Town

Blackpool
1–4Full time
Mansfield Town

League One · SAT 24 OCT · Bloomfield Road

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Blackpool 1–4 Mansfield Town BLACKPOOL WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Blackpool win42%
The market said35%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.682
The market’s Brier score0.569

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay18 notes · 30 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Blackpool win at 42%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Blackpool was 42% before kick-off and our model makes it 41% now. 0–0 · 41–25–33
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Blackpool v Mansfield Town
  4. 17′🟨 YELLOW · 14' Blackpool
  5. 18′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 17%. 0–1 · 17–22–61
  6. 18′⚽ GOAL · 18' Blackpool 0–1 Mansfield Town
  7. 18′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 18' Blackpool win: 42% at kick-off, 17% now
  8. 18′THE CALL SWINGS · 18' Mansfield Town win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Blackpool win 39%)
  9. 21′17′: Michael Smith on the scoresheet for Mansfield Town, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 16–23–61
  10. 28′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–23–63
  11. 30′7 shots for Blackpool, 1 the other way, and they still trail 0–1. 0–1 · 14–23–63
  12. 31′Goals are coming at about the 2.7 we expected. 0–1 · 14–23–63
  13. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Blackpool win: 42% at kick-off, 12% now
  14. 42′PENALTY MISSED · 40' Michael Smith · Mansfield Town
  15. 43′⚽ GOAL · 43' Blackpool 1–1 Mansfield Town
  16. 43′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 43' Blackpool win: 42% at kick-off, 34% now
  17. 44′Blackpool level it on 42′ through Dion Charles. 1–1. 1–1 · 34–38–28
  18. 45′THE CALL SWINGS · 45' Draw is now our likeliest result at 39% (was Mansfield Town win 66%)
  19. 45′HALF-TIME Blackpool 1–1 Mansfield Town
  20. 45′SECOND HALF Blackpool 1–1 Mansfield Town
  21. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Mansfield Town · On: Rhys Oates · Off: Liam Thompson
  22. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Mansfield Town · On: Jordan Bowery · Off: Stephen McLaughlin
  23. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' Karoy Anderson · Blackpool
  24. 48′Blackpool have had 10 attempts to 5 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 33–39–28
  25. 53′🟨 YELLOW · 52' Elliott Hewitt · Mansfield Town
  26. 54′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 30%. 1–1 · 30–44–26
  27. 56′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–46–25
  28. 56′Rhys Oates scores for Mansfield Town on 55′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 7–22–71
  29. 56′⚽ GOAL · 55' Blackpool 1–2 Mansfield Town · Rhys Oates (assist George Abbott)
  30. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 56' Blackpool win: 42% at kick-off, 7% now
  31. 56′THE CALL SWINGS · 56' Mansfield Town win is now our likeliest result at 71% (was Draw 46%)
  32. 57′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 7%. 1–2 · 7–22–71
  33. 57′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 1–2 · 7–22–71
  34. 61′SUBSTITUTION · 60' Mansfield Town · On: Regan·Hendry · Off: George Abbott
  35. 65′64′: Ilmari Niskanen puts it into the Blackpool net, and it is 1–3. 1–3 · 1–4–95
  36. 65′We said Blackpool at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 1%. 1–3 · 1–4–95
  37. 65′4 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 1–3 · 1–4–95
  38. 65′⚽ GOAL · 64' Blackpool 1–3 Mansfield Town · Ilmari Niskanen (own goal)
  39. 65′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 65' Blackpool win: 42% at kick-off, 1% now
  40. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Blackpool · On: Jerry Yates · Off: Dale Taylor
  41. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Blackpool · On: Tom Bloxham · Off: Dion Charles
  42. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Mansfield Town · On: Tyler Roberts · Off: Michael Smith
  43. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Blackpool · On: Finley Munroe · Off: Ilmari Niskanen
  44. 78′That is 5, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 1–4 · 0–0–100
  45. 78′⚽ GOAL · 78' Blackpool 1–4 Mansfield Town
  46. 80′Mansfield Town ahead on 78′ through Tyler Roberts. 1–4. 1–4 · 0–0–100
  47. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Blackpool · On: Jordan Brown · Off: Albie Morgan
  48. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Mansfield Town · On: Luke Bolton · Off: Elliott Hewitt
  49. FTFULL TIME Blackpool 1–4 Mansfield Town
  50. FTBlackpool 1–4 Mansfield Town · Blackpool win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Blackpool are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Blackpool 42%, draw 25%, Mansfield Town 33%. Over 2.5 goals 52%, both teams to score 55%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Blackpool win42%
Draw25%
Mansfield Town win33%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 13

VenueBloomfield Road

Line-ups

Blackpool

4-1-3-2

Mansfield Town

3-1-4-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Blackpool

Mansfield Town

4Days since last match4

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League One

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League One

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
11Mansfield Town10+115
17Blackpool10−111

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Blackpool

4-1-3-2

1 B. Peacock-Farrell

28 J. Williams

4 O. Casey

3 Z. Ashworth

21 I. Niskanen

8 A. Morgan

11 J. Bowler

17 Karoy Anderson

7 L. Clarkson

19 D. Charles

18 D. Taylor

Coach · I. Evatt

Substitutes

6 · J. Brown

14 · T. Bloxham

2 · A. Lyons

26 · Finley Munroe

15 · H. Coulson

23 · L. Southwood

12 · J. Yates

Mansfield Town

3-1-4-2

1 L. Roberts

4 E. Hewitt

23 A. Oshilaja

5 R. Sweeney

25 L. Reed

22 N. Moriah-Welsh

33 G. Abbott

16 L. Thompson

3 S. McLaughlin

14 M. Smith

13 J. Russell

Coach · N. Clough

Substitutes

20 · F. Blake-Tracy

8 · L. Bolton

9 · J. Bowery

24 · R. Hendry

2 · K. Knoyle

18 · R. Oates

19 · T. Roberts

Our number · blackpool winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · updated 24 Oct 12:12 · locked at kick-off
42% The market35%
Us42%
Market35%

We make Blackpool a 42% chance to win. The market has them at 35%. We are 7 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Blackpool v Mansfield Town1.46 – 1.28
Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 SeptW1 D1 L4 · W2 D3 L1
Table places · points 11 v 1517 v 11
The market · Blackpool win35% · ours 42%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40%45% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:15
Our probability · Blackpool win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 35% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Blackpool win42%35%+7
Draw25%27%−2
Mansfield Town win33%39%−6
Over 2.5 goals52%56%−4
Both teams to score55%60%−5
Over 1.5 goals76%77%−1
Over 3.5 goals30%35%−5
Blackpool or draw67%61%+6
Blackpool clean sheet28%––
Mansfield Town clean sheet23%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.9%
0123450 6.6 8.3 5.3 2.3 1 9.5 11.9 7.6 3.3 2 6.9 8.7 5.5 2.4 3 3.4 4.3 2.7 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Blackpool down, Mansfield Town across0–5 goals a side shown (99.3% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

4 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting2.75
Over 2.51 of 4
Both scored1 of 4
Last meetingsBLA 1–0 MAN · MAN 2–0 BLA · BLA 3–3 MAN · MAN 2–0 BLA

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 Sept

BLACKPOOL

LDLLLW1–3 · 2–2 · 2–4 · 0–1 · 0–2 · 2–0

MANSFIELD TOWN

LDDWDW0–1 · 0–0 · 2–2 · 2–1 · 1–1 · 3–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Stockport County11+1222
2Huddersfield11+1222
3Bradford11+521
4Cambridge United11+420
5Plymouth12+119
6Reading11+1118
7Sheffield Wednesday10+1018
8Oxford United9+818
9Stevenage10+515
10Leicester10+115
11Mansfield Town10+115
12Leyton Orient11+314
13Luton10+114
14Burton Albion12−214
15Wycombe11−414
16AFC Wimbledon11−1112
17Blackpool10−111
18Notts County10−310
19Doncaster10−39
20Milton Keynes Dons10−79
21Peterborough11−109
22Barnsley10−98
23Bromley10−168
24Wigan10−87

The competition's standings before kick-off.