Burton Albion v Blackpool
How the SharpXI model rated this EFL Cup fixture — every call it made on shots, fouls and tackles, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Burton Albion lost to Blackpool 0–4, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 11 landed — the strongest being Ashley Fletcher for 1+ shots total (89%, had 4). Its clearest miss: Sonny Carey for 1+ fouls drawn (76%, 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.
5 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Beesley | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 4 | ✓ |
| Ashley Fletcher | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 4 | ✓ |
| Elliot Embleton | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 2 | ✓ |
| Sonny Carey | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 5 | ✓ |
| Robert Apter | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 3 | ✓ |
| Lee Evans | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 1 | ✓ |
| Ashley Fletcher | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 2 | ✓ |
| Jake Beesley | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 1 | ✓ |
| Mason Bennett | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Lee Evans | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 0 | ✗ |
| Robert Apter | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 2 | ✓ |
| Sonny Carey | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 0 | ✗ |
| Mason Bennett | shots total | 1+ | 74% | 0 | ✗ |
| Robert Apter | tackles | 1+ | 66% | 3 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Fouls drawn Tackles
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Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Burton Albion v Blackpool?
11 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 Burton Albion v Blackpool?
The most confident call it got wrong was Sonny Carey at 76% 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 EFL Cup?
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.