The League One overall standings tell the truth about these squads to this date, with Blackpool ahead of Cheltenham Town by 14 points. Tipsway full preview:
- Blackpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (2) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Blackpool form and stats
Blackpool are steadily winning League One games and points here at Bloomfield Road. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Blackpool drew their last game, 1-1 away at Oxford United (placed 1st). The gifted forward Rhodes outdid all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.0 out of 10. Rhodes scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match, Blackpool won a home game hosting Stevenage (3-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Blackpool, as the League One home game vs Peterborough United is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Blackpool in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Blackpool have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cheltenham Town so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cheltenham's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing from Sercombe secured the home win 1-0 against Cambridge United in their previous game. That win was so vital for this team, after a terrible period of twelve league games in a row not winning. Midfielder Sercombe was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Sercombe scored one goal and hit two key passes.
The game before was the EFL Trophy-battle against Newport County, a home defeat (0-2).
Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's latest 11 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
The schedule is very tough for Cheltenham Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Port Vale is waiting in only four days.
As opposed to that, Cheltenham Town have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Blackpool have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) versus Cheltenham Town.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rhodes 8 goals |  S. Lavery 2 goals |  K. Dougall 2 goals |
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| Blackpool | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 54% |
| 46% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 5.2 | 6.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7 | 6.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 14.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 31% | 36% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 9.4 | 7.9 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
- Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Blackpool have scored more than double the goals of Cheltenham Town.
- Blackpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Blackpool have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cheltenham Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cheltenham Town have failed to score a single goal away.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (0) away in League One
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (2) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have the the worst goal difference (-18) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -18 | 5 |
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