Blackpool have layed the groundwork for this match after their 1-0 result vs Sheffield United, a game that made them wiser. Will they show it against Stoke City?
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Championship
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 Blackpool and Stoke City.
Blackpool form and stats
Blackpool have played 7 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Bloomfield Road after three straight home wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Blackpool, as their goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw has completely shut out the opponents for 249 minutes in the Championship.
Happy days for Blackpool in their previous game, a Championship match away at Sheffield United (placed 17th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.32 out of ten. Grimshaw stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Preston North End.This is expected to be a close game, with Blackpool perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blackpool as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Blackpool has won five of these, drawn three and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Blackpool, as the Championship home game vs Queens Park Rangers is only three days away.
Blackpool have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Blackpool have conceded 7 goals.
Stoke City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stoke City so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Stoke have lost on their last two travels.
Stoke delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Cardiff City (placed 21st) in their previous match; a Championship game. Drawing 3-3 against Cardiff City after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 3-0. Their manager M. O'Neill needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. An off the wall match with masses of goals last time out for Stoke, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fixture, will this match be as full of joy? The attacker Steven Fletcher got a match rating of 8.35 in that game. Fletcher scored two goals.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Brentford.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stoke City playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were two Stoke wins, six draws and five defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Stoke now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Luton Town is waiting in only three days.
Stoke find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Stoke City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last six meetings): Blackpool won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Stoke City have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Yates 5 goals | S. Lavery 5 goals |   N. Powell 5 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Blackpool | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 47% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 53% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 53% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 60% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 20% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 31% |
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stoke City have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Reading | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |