Blackpool v Middlesbrough
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Blackpool lost to Middlesbrough 0–3, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 9 landed — the strongest being Chuba Akpom for 1+ shots total (83%, had 5). Its clearest miss: Shayne Lavery for 1+ fouls drawn (78%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Akpom | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 5 | ✓ |
| Riley McGree | shots total | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
| Marcus Forss | shots total | 1+ | 80% | 3 | ✓ |
| Isaiah Jones | fouls drawn | 1+ | 79% | 3 | ✓ |
| Shayne Lavery | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Marcus Forss | fouls committed | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Kenny Dougall | fouls committed | 1+ | 76% | 0 | ✗ |
| Gary Madine | fouls committed | 1+ | 75% | 0 | ✗ |
| Charlie Patiño | fouls committed | 1+ | 75% | 3 | ✓ |
| Charlie Patiño | fouls drawn | 1+ | 72% | 1 | ✓ |
| Theo Corbeanu | fouls drawn | 1+ | 72% | 2 | ✓ |
| Theo Corbeanu | shots total | 1+ | 71% | 2 | ✓ |
| Isaiah Jones | fouls committed | 1+ | 70% | 2 | ✓ |
| Grant Ward | fouls committed | 1+ | 70% | 0 | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Shots total · Fouls drawn · Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 62% | 5 cards | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Match cards
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Past meetings
- Middlesbrough 3–0 Blackpool Feb 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Blackpool v Middlesbrough?
9 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Blackpool v Middlesbrough?
The most confident call it got wrong was Shayne Lavery at 78% for fouls drawn — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.