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EFL Cup | Round of 16
Nov 1, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stamford Bridge
Blackburn logo

Chelsea
2 - 0
Blackburn

Badiashile (30'), Sterling (59')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Pickering (23'), Sigurdsson (81')

The Match

Match Report

Goals from Benoit Badiashile and Raheem Sterling guide Chelsea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up for Wednesday's EFL Cup fourth round tie with Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup clash with Blackburn Rovers.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
Saturday, October 28 at 12.30pm in Premier League
Last Game: Blackburn 0-1 Swansea
Saturday, October 28 at 3pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 46.4%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.04% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.04%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Chelsea in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Chelsea.

Result
ChelseaDrawBlackburn Rovers
46.4% (-0.299 -0.3) 23.56% (0.054000000000002 0.05) 30.04% (0.245 0.25)
Both teams to score 60.68% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.1% (-0.126 -0.13)40.9% (0.127 0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.71% (-0.13 -0.13)63.29% (0.13200000000001 0.13)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.11% (-0.164 -0.16)17.89% (0.167 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.32% (-0.29 -0.29)48.68% (0.29199999999999 0.29)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.9% (0.096999999999994 0.1)26.1% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.84% (0.128 0.13)61.16% (-0.125 -0.13)
Score Analysis
    Chelsea 46.4%
    Blackburn Rovers 30.04%
    Draw 23.55%
ChelseaDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.29% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-0 @ 8.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 6.92% (-0.035 -0.04)
3-1 @ 5.33% (-0.042 -0.04)
3-0 @ 3.97% (-0.042 -0.04)
3-2 @ 3.58% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.29% (-0.031 -0.03)
4-0 @ 1.71% (-0.028 -0.03)
4-2 @ 1.54% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 3.76%
Total : 46.4%
1-1 @ 10.79% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-2 @ 6.24% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 4.67% (0.027 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.6% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 23.55%
1-2 @ 7.25% (0.042 0.04)
0-1 @ 6.27% (0.053 0.05)
0-2 @ 4.21% (0.047 0.05)
1-3 @ 3.25% (0.028 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.79% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.89% (0.026 0.03)
1-4 @ 1.09% (0.012 0.01)
2-4 @ 0.94% (0.0059999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 30.04%

How you voted: Chelsea vs Blackburn

Chelsea
76.4%
Draw
11.1%
Blackburn Rovers
12.5%
144
Head to Head
May 13, 2012 3pm
Nov 5, 2011 3pm
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0-1
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Jan 15, 2011 3pm
Oct 30, 2010 3pm
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1-2
Chelsea
Benjani (21')
Salgado (33'), Nelsen (81')
Ivanovic (84'), Anelka (39')
Drogba (66'), Ivanovic (80')
Mar 21, 2010 3pm
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