Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brighton & Hove Albion & Blackpool face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Brighton & Hove Albion's results here at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 0 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. With 13 home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Brighton & Hove Albion fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Arsenal game long ago, can be stopped today.
Brighton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Leeds United's place. The match ended 1-0 with Neal Maupay scoring. Prior to that, an away loss at Manchester City in the Premier League.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Brighton, as the Premier League home game vs Fulham is only four days away.
Brighton has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Blackpool form and stats
Blackpool was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round replays last season.There's been little loot from Blackpool's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the League One. Blackpool only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FA Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Blackpool has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hull City for a League One game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs West Bromwich Albion (after extra-time, 3-2 on penalties).
You'll want to know how Blackpool managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Blackpool manager N. Critchley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Wigan Athletic.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Blackpool as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Blackpool have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Brighton & Hove Albion victories, five draws and three Blackpool wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 7 goals |   J. Yates 6 goals | C. Hamilton 5 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Blackpool missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Blackpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 32 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13.7 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Fulham | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |