Blackpool get ready to host Wigan Athletic for another action-packed League One fixture here at Bloomfield Road.
- Blackpool have the most clean sheets (3) at home in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (7) away in League One
Blackpool have less rest than Wigan Athletic in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Carabao Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Wolverhampton Wanderers, so at least Blackpool are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Blackpool form and stats
Blackpool must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three League One games here at Bloomfield Road.
Stress levels are on the rise for Blackpool's attacking players as they have now played 425 minutes without scoring in a league game. Lavery was their last goal scorer.
The club members hope that Blackpool will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Carabao Cup fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Midfielder Dougall was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.05 (out of ten) in that game. Dougall hit the woodwork once and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).
A League One defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Lincoln City.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Blackpool have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Some information for those who like to bet on "both teams to score yes/no: This team have finished 5 league fixtures in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.
There will be little rest for Blackpool after this match as they are travelling to Barrow for a EFL Trophy game in only three days.
Blackpool aren't scoring a lot here at Bloomfield Road in the league, with only {2 goals} from 3 games.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic, who have the most points (7) away in League One, are happy with their away performances in the League One so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Wigan Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Barnsley (0-2). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league games winning points. It is a concern for Wigan Athletic that their goalie Tickle managed six saves in the Barnsley match, but still couldn't rescue them from a defeat.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bolton Wanderers at their stadium, the result 4-0.We have checked recent matches where Wigan Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 1 victory, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
The Wigan manager Maloney has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. It's not easy to score on Wigan Athletic as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Blackpool victories, one draw and four Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 5 goals |   S. Lavery 2 goals |  S. Humphrys 2 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Blackpool | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 80% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 15 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 11% | 15% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 58% | 50% |
| 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blackpool have not yet lost a game at home.
- Blackpool have the most clean sheets (3) at home in League One
- Blackpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Wigan Athletic have not yet lost a game away.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Blackpool.
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (7) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Blackpool | Last season | Wigan Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 8 | 15 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Lost | L | 10 | 21 | ||
| 48 | 28 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 72 | 34 | Conceded | C | 30 | 65 | ||
| 91% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 91% | ||
| 63% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 67% | ||
| 48% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 37% | ||
| 30% | 39% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 15% | ||
| 15% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 4% | 11% | ||
| 48% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 57% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 22% | ||
| 37% | 39% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 30% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | ||
| 14.7 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
