Open game expected at Bloomfield Road: Blackpool vs Ipswich Town preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road (12555 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Blackpool - Ipswich Town latest:

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League One match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Bolton Wanderers, was also a home game here at Bloomfield Road. The away team is better rested.

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Blackpool form and stats

9 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Blackpool have to build on here at Bloomfield Road in the League One.

Blackpool's last game was hosting Bolton Wanderers (placed 23rd) and winning 2-1. Before that, Blackpool played out a draw 0-0 when visiting AFC Wimbledon.

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.

Blackpool have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bloomfield Road with 26 goals in 16 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (8) away in League One, on their League One travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Ipswich Town failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Oxford United (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Burton Albion.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Ipswich Town in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Ipswich Town, four draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fleetwood Town in just three days.

Ipswich Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 23 goals have been scored. Ipswich Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Ipswich Town - Blackpool 2-2, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Blackpool three wins, three draws and Ipswich Town four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackpool
A. Gnanduillet
15 goals
Ipswich Town
K. Jackson
11 goals
Ipswich Town
J. Norwood
11 goals

Blackpool missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackpool Ipswich Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 3 18 33
10 8 2 Won W 3 8 14
11 2 0 Drew D 0 5 10
11 5 2 Lost L 0 5 9
41 24 7 Scored S 3 22 45
40 20 5 Conceded C 0 16 32
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 85%
75% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 44% 55%
53% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 28% 39%
22% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 27%
9% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 18%
66% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 42%
22% 13% 25% Clean Sheets C S 100% 44% 39%
25% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
5.6 5.7 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.7 5.5
5.8 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 4.8 4.7
1.9 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.5 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
352 173 50 Total Shots T S 26 221 412
121 58 15 Shots on Target S O 8 78 140
34% 41% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 28% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Ipswich Town has the most clean sheets (8) 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 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
2 Coventry City 32 16 13 3 46 30 16 10 5 1 21 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 61
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 33 16 10 7 46 27 18 10 7 1 33 11 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 58
6 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
7 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
8 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 46 34 15 6 5 4 23 16 19 8 5 6 23 18 12 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
2 Coventry City 32 16 13 3 46 30 16 10 5 1 21 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 61
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 33 16 10 7 46 27 18 10 7 1 33 11 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 58
6 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
7 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
8 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 46 34 15 6 5 4 23 16 19 8 5 6 23 18 12 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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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.