Blackpool vs Fleetwood Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road

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.

Insights:
  • Blackpool have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in League One
  • Fleetwood Town have the most matches under the total-line (22) in 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

7-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Blackpool so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

It's back home for Blackpool, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Milton Keynes Dons away with the result 1-0. Jerry Yates found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus AFC Wimbledon.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Burton Albion in only three days. This game is also played here at Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Blackpool have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Fleetwood Town playing as the away team in the League One this season. Fleetwood Town has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

199 minutes! That's how long the Fleetwood goalkeeper Alex Cairns and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Kyle Vassell scored in Fleetwood Town's previous match, the home game against Gillingham that ended 1-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Shrewsbury Town with the score of 2-0.

A new game in only three days for Fleetwood, the League One home match versus Ipswich Town. Busy days.

Fleetwood find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fleetwood have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fleetwood Town - Blackpool 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Blackpool wins - draws - Fleetwood Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
12 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Camps
C. Camps
9 goals
Fleetwood TownP. Madden
P. Madden
7 goals

Blackpool missing players

Fleetwood Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackpool Fleetwood Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 13 3 Played P 6 17 34
14 7 1 Won W 1 5 12
6 3 2 Drew D 1 3 10
10 3 0 Lost L 4 9 12
36 16 2 Scored S 4 17 39
28 12 1 Conceded C 7 19 30
93% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
57% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 59% 56%
30% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 35% 29%
17% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 18%
17% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
37% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 44%
43% 54% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 29% 32%
27% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.5
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.5 11.3 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.6 10.9
3.9 4.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.7
31% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 36% 31%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in League One
  • Fleetwood Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fleetwood Town have the most matches under the total-line (22) in League One

  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 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 28

Table
  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 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 28

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.