It's early days in the League One and both Blackpool and Ipswich Town are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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 Ipswich Town.
Blackpool form and stats
Only two League One home games for Blackpool so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The home team returns to Bloomfield Road after being equal after 90 minutes with Accrington Stanley (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (placed 9th) on their last time out; the EFL Trophy game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home League One game against Lincoln City that was lost 2-3.
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 twelve games. Blackpool has won five of these, drawn three and lost four.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Blackpool at home in the league. 4 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Four points from two away games for Ipswich Town, meaning one draw and one victory in the League One so far.
Ipswich go into this game after a win, the home game against Gillingham that ended 2-0. A 1-1 draw at Milton Keynes Dons's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Ipswich Town in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Ipswich, four draws and four defeats.
It's early days yet, but Ipswich Town has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Blackpool, three draws and four wins for Ipswich Town. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Hamilton 3 goals |  G. Edwards 2 goals | J. Nolan 2 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Ipswich Town missing players
| Blackpool | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | 32 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 18 | 50 |
| 19 | 10 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 21% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 38% | 33% |
| Blackpool | Last season | Ipswich Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 17 | Played | P | 19 | 36 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 86% | ||
| 74% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 53% | ||
| 54% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 39% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 25% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 66% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 42% | ||
| 23% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 26% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 383 | 196 | Total Shots | T S | 236 | 437 | ||
| 132 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 85 | 151 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Hull City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coventry City | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 67 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 60 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 59 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 54 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 52 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 51 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 48 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 45 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -11 | 45 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -2 | 42 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -6 | 40 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -18 | 36 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 35 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -24 | 32 |
| 22 | Southend United | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -46 | 19 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 43 | -39 | 14 |