League One: Blackpool vs Huddersfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 3 match between Blackpool and Huddersfield and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Blackpool hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Huddersfield over to the Bloomfield Road for a round 3 match.

Huddersfield put six points on display after their first two outings of the new season, and they will be tough to handle in their pursuit of maintaining maximum points.

Team form: Blackpool vs Huddersfield

Blackpool Form

In their last three matches, Blackpool lost 2-3 against Stevenage, 4-1 against Exeter and 0-1 against Port Vale. Blackpool won three of their previous six matches at Bloomfield Road in the League One. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Huddersfield Form

In their three most recent outings, Huddersfield won 3-0 and 0-2 against Leyton Orient and Reading, before drawing 2-2 against Leicester. Huddersfield managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 13 time and letting in four.

Betting stats and facts for Blackpool and Huddersfield

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

In-form players: Blackpool vs Huddersfield

Niall Ennis has been great for Blackpool lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Huddersfield are optimistic that Jack Whatmough doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Blackpool vs Huddersfield

Full-time result

Blackpool claimed five wins in their previous 10 matches at Bloomfield Road across all tournaments. They lost five as well, while visitors Huddersfield won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost seven. Blackpool have not lost to Huddersfield in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Blackpool only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Huddersfield 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 Blackpool managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Huddersfield kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Blackpool have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Huddersfield.

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 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Huddersfield, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Blackpools previous 3 matches in the League One had over 4.5 goals.