Ace Football previews the League One game between Northampton and Blackpool who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Blackpool travel to Sixfields Stadium to face struggling Northampton in a round 38 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Form: Northampton vs Blackpool
Northampton Form
Northampton are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Stockport County, beating Leyton Orient 1-2 and drawing 1-1 with Birmingham. Northampton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded nine.
Blackpool Form
In the last three matches, Blackpool beat Barnsley 0-3, won 2-1 against Cambridge U, and lost 1-2 against Leyton Orient. Blackpool managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored 11 while also conceding five times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting facts for Northampton and Blackpool
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Northampton and Blackpool. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Northampton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Northampton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Northampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Blackpool away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Blackpool away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Blackpool matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Northampton vs Blackpool
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dara Costelloe, who is performing well for Northampton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Blackpool.The visitors will be looking to Sonny Carey to find the net once again, after managing four League One goals for Blackpool in recent matches.
Popular markets: Northampton vs Blackpool
Full-time result
Northampton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Blackpool won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Northampton scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Blackpool scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Northampton played. Blackpool will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Northampton managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Northampton, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Blackpool, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.
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