Evenly matched teams: Bradford City vs Blackpool match preview

Competition: England League One
Date: lø 23.mars
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Northern Commercials Stadium (25136 seats)

Struggling Bradford City will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Blackpool in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Bradford City nor Blackpool 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.

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Bradford City form and stats

When playing at home, Bradford City have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 11 defeats from 23 games. Bradford City has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager G. Bowyer and the players. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Bradford City, their manager G. Bowyer and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Bradford City fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Northern Commercials Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Blackpool (placed 8th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Oxford United (0-1).

Bradford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 24 goals in 23 matches. Bradford City have conceded 29 in these home matches.

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Blackpool form and stats

7 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Blackpool playing as the away team this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Blackpool, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Bradford City (placed 24th) in the League One last time out. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Burton Albion's place.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 23 away games, an average of less than one per game. Blackpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 22 times in 23 matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Bradford City - Blackpool 1-4 played earlier this season. Bradford City-Blackpool H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bradford City 4 wins, Blackpool 6 wins, 0 draws.

Top Goalscorers

E. Doyle
10 goals / 3 assists
A. Gnanduillet
10 goals / 2 assists
J. Payne
9 goals / 5 assists

Bradford City missing players

Blackpool missing players

Bradford City Blackpool
Total Home Statistic Away Total
39 20 Played 20 39
92% 90% Over 0.5 75% 82%
72% 70% Over 1.5 60% 64%
51% 45% Over 2.5 40% 41%
36% 30% Over 3.5 20% 21%
18% 15% Over 4.5 10% 8%
38% 30% Both teams to score 35% 38%
28% 35% Clean Sheet 45% 41%
41% 45% Failed To Score 45% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 46 24 18 4 76 31 23 15 8 0 50 14 23 9 10 4 26 17 45 90
2 Barnsley 46 22 19 5 65 28 23 12 11 0 30 10 23 10 8 5 35 18 37 85
3 Sunderland 46 19 25 2 64 34 23 11 12 0 38 18 23 8 13 2 26 16 30 82
4 Portsmouth 46 21 18 7 68 41 23 10 10 3 33 16 23 11 8 4 35 25 27 81
5 Charlton Athletic 46 19 18 9 55 37 23 12 9 2 29 14 23 7 9 7 26 23 18 75
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 19 11 65 51 23 10 11 2 37 18 23 6 8 9 28 33 14 67
7 Peterborough United 46 16 17 13 60 54 23 7 9 7 25 26 23 9 8 6 35 28 6 65
8 Blackpool 46 14 21 11 43 41 23 7 11 5 24 19 23 7 10 6 19 22 2 63
9 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 43 43 23 8 8 7 21 19 23 8 7 8 22 24 0 63
10 Fleetwood Town 46 14 18 14 49 41 23 8 10 5 28 23 23 6 8 9 21 18 8 60
11 Burton Albion 46 14 18 14 53 46 23 9 8 6 29 19 23 5 10 8 24 27 7 60
12 Gillingham 46 13 15 18 53 63 23 6 7 10 23 30 23 7 8 8 30 33 -10 54
13 Oxford United 46 11 20 15 45 54 23 9 6 8 28 23 23 2 14 7 17 31 -9 53
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 17 17 49 61 23 8 9 6 33 31 23 4 8 11 16 30 -12 53
15 Accrington Stanley 46 11 20 15 40 54 23 5 12 6 19 23 23 6 8 9 21 31 -14 53
16 Bristol Rovers 46 11 19 16 40 43 23 4 10 9 18 22 23 7 9 7 22 21 -3 52
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 19 16 47 58 23 8 9 6 24 22 23 3 10 10 23 36 -11 52
18 Scunthorpe United 46 12 15 19 47 67 23 6 10 7 28 34 23 6 5 12 19 33 -20 51
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 10 20 16 42 52 23 8 10 5 22 21 23 2 10 11 20 31 -10 50
20 Southend United 46 12 13 21 47 57 23 6 6 11 27 27 23 6 7 10 20 30 -10 49
21 Walsall 46 11 16 19 42 61 23 6 7 10 25 33 23 5 9 9 17 28 -19 49
22 Rochdale 46 11 16 19 47 76 23 6 7 10 22 35 23 5 9 9 25 41 -29 49
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 13 22 34 57 23 5 6 12 20 34 23 6 7 10 14 23 -23 46
24 Bradford City 46 10 13 23 43 67 23 7 5 11 24 29 23 3 8 12 19 38 -24 43

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