League One: Blackpool expected to win home game against Tranmere Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 10.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road (12555 seats)

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 13th position while the guesting Tranmere Rovers worry at 21st.

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 Tranmere Rovers.

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Blackpool form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Blackpool have managed 9 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Blackpool after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Blackpool shared the glory with Fleetwood Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ipswich Town in a game that was won 2-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Blackpool's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won zero matches, drawn one and lost zero.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sunderland are coming to town in four days.

A decent goal production from Blackpool in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Tranmere Rovers have only collected 14 points from their away games in the League One, after 4-2-10 (16 played). Momentum is building for Tranmere Rovers in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Tranmere Rovers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Accrington Stanley (placed 17th). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Shrewsbury Town.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Tranmere Rovers playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, zero draws and four home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lincoln City in just four days.

The attacking power of Tranmere Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. The Tranmere Rovers manager M. Mellon has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Tranmere Rovers - Blackpool 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Blackpool-Tranmere Rovers H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Blackpool one win, Tranmere Rovers one win, four draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Blackpool
A. Gnanduillet
15 goals
BlackpoolS. Kaikai
S. Kaikai
4 goals
Tranmere RoversC. Jennings
C. Jennings
4 goals

Blackpool missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackpool Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 6 Played P 5 16 33
11 9 3 Won W 0 4 7
12 2 0 Drew D 0 2 8
11 5 3 Lost L 5 10 18
43 26 6 Scored S 4 15 34
41 21 7 Conceded C 14 33 59
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
74% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 79%
53% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 52%
21% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 33%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 21%
65% 69% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 52%
24% 12% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 15%
26% 19% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 44% 39%
 
5.7 5.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.9 5
5.6 4.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.8 4.9
1.9 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.4 2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 3 3 6
 
365 180 72 Total Shots T S 39 141 378
126 62 25 Shots on Target S O 13 49 117
34% 42% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 31% 29%
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.
  • Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
  • Tranmere Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 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 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 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 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
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 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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 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 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 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 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 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 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
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 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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