This game stars two participants dwelling in the cellar of the Championship, Blackpool holding 18th position and Middlesbrough sitting at 20th. A good chance for one of the contenders to upgrade their situation.
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Championship
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 have collected 10 points from their Championship home games so far after 3-1-5.
Stress levels are on the rise for Blackpool's attacking players as they have now played 190 minutes without scoring in a league game. Yates was their last goal scorer.
The Blackpool followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Bloomfield Road: A 0-1 defeat against Luton Town (placed 8th). Defender Husband got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.32/10. Husband won 3 of 7 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Blackpool lost 0-1 at West Bromwich Albion's place.There will be little rest for Blackpool after this match as they are travelling to Wigan Athletic for a Championship game in only four days.
Blackpool has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Middlesbrough form and stats
There's been little loot from Middlesbrough's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Championship. Middlesbrough only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. When Middlesbrough is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Middlesbrough, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke City and Huddersfield Town is teams we like to compare Blackpool with.
Middlesbrough's last game was the home draw against Bristol City (1-1). Akpom has scored for this side three matches in a row. The ability! Midfielder Hackney was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Hackney hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 85 successful passes (of 91 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hull City at their stadium, the result 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Middlesbrough now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Norwich City is waiting in only four days.
Middlesbrough find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Middlesbrough's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips. When Middlesbrough is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Middlesbrough, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke City and Huddersfield Town.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Blackpool won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Middlesbrough have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Yates 9 goals |   C. Akpom 7 goals | D. Watmore 4 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Blackpool | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 53% | 44% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 53% |
| 32% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 32% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 16% |
| 42% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 6.2 | 6.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 12.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 46% | 36% |
| 14 | 14.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.7 | 9.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Middlesbrough have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Championship
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Watford | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Reading | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 21 | Hull City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
- Middlesbrough FC
- Teesside Live - (local newspaper)
- The Northern Echo - (local newspaper)
