The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Blackpool are in the 12th position while the guesting Oxford United worry at 21st.
- Blackpool is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Oxford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
It's no vacation for neither Blackpool nor Oxford United 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.
Blackpool form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Blackpool have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Blackpool, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Blackpool, as their goalkeeper Christopher Maxwell has completely shut out the opponents for 194 minutes in the League One.
Blackpool travelled for their previous game, a trip to Fleetwood Town (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) that ended 0-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Fleetwood Town and winning 1-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hull City are coming to town in three days.
Blackpool has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Blackpool have conceded 8 goals.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Oxford delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Forest Green Rovers (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) in their previous match; a EFL Trophy game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Hull City in the League One.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Northampton Town in just three days.
Oxford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Oxford have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Blackpool two wins, zero draws and Oxford United four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taylor 5 goals |  J. Yates 4 goals | C. Hamilton 4 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Blackpool | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 53% | 43% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 33% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 11 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20.5 | 14.8 | 12.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 26% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 21% | 24% |
- All of Oxford United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Blackpool is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Oxford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Oxford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Hull City | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 16 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
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