League One duel: Close contest expected between Blackpool and Fleetwood Town

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Competition: England League One
Date: Mon 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road (17625 seats)

Blackpool and Fleetwood Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League One.

It's no vacation for neither Blackpool nor Fleetwood Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Blackpool form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Blackpool have to build on here at Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool manager T. McPhillips and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Scunthorpe United in the League One. Ahead of that match, Blackpool lost 0-1 at home to Peterborough United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Blackpool have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 3n Drawn 4 Lost 5.

The Blackpool fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 26 in 21 matches. On the other hand, Blackpool have conceded 22 goals.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

As the visiting team Fleetwood Town have produced an overall stat of 7-4-10 so far.

There were no winners in Fleetwood Town's previous match, a League One home game that ended 1-1 vs Peterborough United. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Barnsley wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Fleetwood Town in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Fleetwood Town, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Fleetwood Town have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, 21 away games. As opposed to that, Fleetwood Town have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Fleetwood Town - Blackpool 3-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 2 - 1 (Blackpool wins - draws - Fleetwood Town wins).

Top Goalscorers

C. Evans
16 goals / 1 assists
P. Madden
13 goals / 1 assists
A. Gnanduillet
10 goals

Blackpool missing players

Fleetwood Town missing players

Blackpool Fleetwood Town
Total Home Statistic Away Total
43 21 Played 21 42
47 26 Scored 24 55
46 22 Conceded 22 48
81% 90% Over 0.5 90% 93%
63% 67% Over 1.5 62% 69%
42% 43% Over 2.5 38% 45%
23% 24% Over 3.5 14% 21%
7% 5% Over 4.5 10% 10%
40% 43% Both teams to score 29% 45%
40% 33% Clean Sheet 43% 36%
40% 33% Failed To Score 38% 26%
 
4.5 4.6 Corners For (avg) 5.1 5.1
5.5 4.4 Corners Against (avg) 6.1 6.1
1.2 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.7 2.3
4 0 Red Cards (total) 5 7
Key stats this season:
  • Blackpool is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 42 25 12 5 81 37 21 15 6 0 52 16 21 10 6 5 29 21 44 87
2 Barnsley 43 24 13 6 74 36 22 14 8 0 38 15 21 10 5 6 36 21 38 85
3 Sunderland 42 22 17 3 76 41 22 12 9 1 45 24 20 10 8 2 31 17 35 83
4 Portsmouth 42 24 11 7 77 45 20 11 6 3 37 17 22 13 5 4 40 28 32 83
5 Charlton Athletic 43 23 10 10 63 40 21 14 5 2 33 15 22 9 5 8 30 25 23 79
6 Doncaster Rovers 43 19 12 12 71 54 21 12 7 2 42 19 22 7 5 10 29 35 17 69
7 Peterborough United 42 18 11 13 64 55 21 8 6 7 27 26 21 10 5 6 37 29 9 65
8 Coventry City 43 18 10 15 52 49 22 9 6 7 23 19 21 9 4 8 29 30 3 64
9 Burton Albion 43 16 12 15 61 50 22 10 5 7 33 22 21 6 7 8 28 28 11 60
10 Blackpool 43 14 17 12 47 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 22 7 9 6 21 24 1 59
11 Fleetwood Town 42 15 12 15 55 48 21 8 8 5 31 26 21 7 4 10 24 22 7 57
12 Oxford United 43 14 14 15 52 57 22 11 3 8 32 25 21 3 11 7 20 32 -5 56
13 Gillingham 43 14 9 20 57 69 22 7 4 11 27 34 21 7 5 9 30 35 -12 51
14 Bristol Rovers 43 12 14 17 45 48 21 5 6 10 22 26 22 7 8 7 23 22 -3 50
15 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 14 17 48 55 21 8 8 5 23 22 22 4 6 12 25 33 -7 50
16 Accrington Stanley 42 12 12 18 43 61 21 6 6 9 21 29 21 6 6 9 22 32 -18 48
17 Rochdale 43 13 9 21 52 83 22 7 4 11 24 37 21 6 5 10 28 46 -31 48
18 Wycombe Wanderers 43 12 11 20 52 65 21 8 5 8 26 26 22 4 6 12 26 39 -13 47
19 Plymouth Argyle 43 12 11 20 52 70 21 8 6 7 33 33 22 4 5 13 19 37 -18 47
20 Scunthorpe United 43 12 10 21 49 73 22 6 7 9 29 39 21 6 3 12 20 34 -24 46
21 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 9 22 38 60 22 5 5 12 22 36 21 7 4 10 16 24 -22 45
22 Southend United 43 12 8 23 50 64 21 6 2 13 27 31 22 6 6 10 23 33 -14 44
23 Walsall 43 11 10 22 46 70 22 6 5 11 27 37 21 5 5 11 19 33 -24 43
24 Bradford City 43 10 6 27 45 74 21 7 2 12 24 30 22 3 4 15 21 44 -29 36

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