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Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 prediction, tips and odds

Villa U21, already out after conceding nine in two, visit a Blackpool side that shipped four at home to Mansfield
  • goals fest
  • high ceiling
  • rotation risk
  • dead rubber
  • other
Kick-off
your local time
Competition
EFL Trophy

Our prediction

Blackpool
2 pts
FormL, W, L, L, D
Aston Villa U21
4th · 0 pts
FormW, L, D, W, D
Our prediction
1–12.5 goals projected
BLA 29%Draw 26%AST 45%
likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Blackpool come throughOur pickBlackpool
    1.37
  • Aston Villa U21 keep it closeOur pickAston Villa U21 starts 4 goals ahead
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

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How the model sees it

Result probability
BLA 29%Draw 26%AST 45%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–112%
  • 0–111%
  • 1–29%
Projected goals
2.5
Likeliest at half time
0–032%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Blackpool against Aston Villa U21
StatBLAASTTotal
Goals1.091.442.5

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
BlackpoolL, W, L, L, D
Aston Villa U21W, L, D, W, D
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendBLAAST
Over 2.5 goals2/54/5
Both teams scored2/54/5
Clean sheets1/51/5
Failed to score2/50/5

Match context

Form
Blackpool: L1-4(h Mansfield), W2-0(h MK Dons), L0-2(a Leyton Orient), L0-1(a Cambridge), D2-2(a Crewe, EFL Trophy). Villa U21: W1-0(a Burnley U21), L1-4(a Crewe, EFL Trophy), D2-2(h Middlesbrough U21), W5-1(h Real Sociedad U21), D3-3(a Fulham U21).
The competition
EFL Trophy (Jersey Mike's Trophy) 2026-27 group stage, Northern Group B — the third-tier English cup for League One/Two clubs plus invited Premier League U21 sides, regionalised groups, single match (no legs, penalties decide draws). Blackpool have 2 pts from 2 group games (L 3-2 at Wigan, drew 2-2 v Crewe and won the shootout 4-2); Villa U21 are bottom on 0 pts after a 3-5 loss at Wigan and 1-4 at Crewe, so this is their last group tie.

Team news

Blackpool

No absences reported.

Aston Villa U21

No absences reported.

EFL Trophy table

EFL Trophy standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Blackpool2—2
4Aston Villa U212—0

as read when this competition was last scouted.

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 prediction?

We project 1–1. Our model gives Blackpool 29%, the draw 26% and Aston Villa U21 45%.

What is the best bet for Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21?

Our tip is Full time result · Blackpool at 1.37. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 kick off?

Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 kicks off at Tue 19:00 in the EFL Trophy.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.