Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolverhampton Wanderers & Blackpool face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Last season, Wolves's Carabao Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Wolverhampton Wanderers have collected 0 points from their Premier League home games so far after 0-0-1.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are returning here after visiting Everton and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Kalajdžić scored the goal(s). Sá loved the game against Everton. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Sá got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.5 out of ten. Sá topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Wolves lost 1-4 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Wolverhampton Wanderers at home in the league. 1 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Blackpool form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Derby County in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Still no away game victory in the League One for Blackpool with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Blackpool aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 425 league minutes without a goal. Lavery was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Blackpool, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Lincoln City. Connolly got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, top player of the team. Connolly had 52 successful passes (of 58 total).
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Leyton Orient in the League One.After this away game Blackpool return home for a League One game against Wigan Athletic. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but Blackpool has scored 0 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Wolverhampton Wanderers victories, three draws and two Blackpool wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Lavery 2 goals |   S. Kalajdzic 1 goals |  H. Hwang 1 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Blackpool missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 33% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | ||
| 13.9 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
