League One: Cardiff vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 39 match between Cardiff and Blackpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Blackpool go up against Cardiff this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff approach the next League One round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 76 points this season so far. With 38 games behind them, Blackpool amassed 41 points, placing them as number 21 before their next fixture.

Form: Cardiff vs Blackpool

Cardiff Form

Cardiff went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Barnsley, a 0-4 win against Exeter and a 0-2 defeat against Wycombe. Cardiff won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded seven goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool collected one win from their last three matches, as AFC Wimbledon won by 4-1. Doncaster were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Blackpool won 3-2 against Port Vale. Blackpool are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 15 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Blackpool

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Cardiff and Blackpool played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Cardiff vs Blackpool

Ashley Fletcher shows decent form right now for Blackpool, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Cardiff, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Rubin Colwill also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Cardiff City Stadium across all tournaments Cardiff won six times, drew one and lost three times. Blackpool claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Blackpool conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Cardiff have not lost to Blackpool in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Blackpool scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Blackpool games. Blackpool managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Cardiff were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Cardiff have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Blackpool.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Blackpool, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Blackpool conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.