League One: Plymouth vs Blackpool – Betting preview

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

Blackpool go up against Plymouth on Saturday for a League One meeting at Home Park.

Looking at the League One standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and five places.

Team form: Plymouth vs Blackpool

Plymouth Form

Plymouth have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-2 victory against Queens Park Rangers. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Lincoln City, before handing over another win to Leyton Orient in a 0-1 defeat. Plymouth claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Blackpool Form

It is all or nothing with Blackpool, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-1 against Port Vale, before beating Huddersfield 3-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-0 against Mansfield. In their last six away matches in the League One, Blackpool won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Plymouth and Blackpool

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

Players on top: Plymouth vs Blackpool

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Joe Edwards 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 four League One goals in his last six League One games.

Betting markets: Plymouth vs Blackpool

Full-time result

Plymouth won four of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing six times. Blackpool won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well. Plymouth lost their last 4 matches. Somehow Blackpool failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Blackpool got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. In the last 10 games played, Blackpool opened to scoring only once, while Plymouth scored the opener three times in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Plymouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Blackpool, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Blackpool conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.