League One: Blackpool vs Stevenage – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Blackpool and Stevenage who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Blackpool start the season as favourites to land the League One crown. They launch their title bid on Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Stevenage at Bloomfield Road.

Team form: Blackpool vs Stevenage

Blackpool Form

Blackpool delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Wigan brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Birmingham. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Bristol Rovers by 4-1. Blackpool won three of their previous six matches at Bloomfield Road in the League One. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 11 goals to eight against.

Stevenage Form

Stevenage managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in three.

Betting facts for Blackpool and Stevenage

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Blackpool and Stevenage. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Blackpool vs Stevenage

Having scored just once in six League One matches, Lee Evans hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Stevenage hope to see Carl Piergianni adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League One outings.

Betting markets: Blackpool vs Stevenage

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Bloomfield Road across all tournaments Blackpool won six times, drew one and lost three times. Stevenage claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Blackpool have not lost to Stevenage in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Blackpool scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Stevenage scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Blackpool managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Stevenage kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Blackpool, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Stevenage’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Blackpool conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.