League One: Exeter vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between Exeter and Blackpool and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Exeter will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Blackpool for a round 2 match in the League One.

Exeter will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new League One campaign which left them empty-handed.

Form: Exeter vs Blackpool

Exeter Form

In their last three matches, Exeter won 3-1 against Huddersfield, before losing 3-0 against Mansfield and 1-0 to Doncaster. Exeter claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded six.

Blackpool Form

It is all or nothing with Blackpool, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-2 against Birmingham, before beating Bristol Rovers 4-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-3 against Stevenage. Blackpool won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding six times.

Betting facts for Exeter and Blackpool

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

Players in form: Exeter vs Blackpool

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Ilmari Niskanen will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Blackpool hope Niall Ennis can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.

Betting markets: Exeter vs Blackpool

Full-time result

Exeter claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Blackpool won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run. Blackpool conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Blackpool have not lost to Exeter in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

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

Total goals

Exeter saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Blackpool. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these. Blackpool conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.