Blackpool will want to employ their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 6 points behind West Bromwich Albion.
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
The story so far in the Championship for Blackpool at their home stadium (Bloomfield Road) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The home team returns to Bloomfield Road after being equal after 90 minutes with Swansea City (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Keshi Anderson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.74/10. Anderson scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Queens Park Rangers that ended 1-1.The manager N. Critchley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Birmingham City in only four days.
Blackpool have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Blackpool have conceded 9 in these home matches.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, West Bromwich Albion have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. It's all red in the travel logs of WBA, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
WBA are travelling again after losing away to Huddersfield Town in their previous match (0-1). Conor Townsend got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Townsend hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 59 total).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Middlesbrough.A new game in only three days for West Bromwich Albion, the Championship home match versus Nottingham Forest. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far WBA have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, WBA have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings with these contenders: Blackpool won one, West Bromwich Albion were winners in five and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 8 goals |   J. Yates 5 goals | S. Lavery 5 goals |
Blackpool missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Blackpool | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 21 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 39% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 22% | 33% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 22% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 14.6 | 15.5 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 38% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 28% |
| 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8 | 7.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Bromwich Albion 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 | Fulham | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Hull City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -17 | 15 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
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