Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Blackpool and Stevenage and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Blackpool and Stevenage face off in round 21 at Bloomfield Road, and it has the look of a tight League One match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Placed tenth in the table Blackpool have amassed 26 points after 19 matches. On 25 points, Stevenage rank 12th with 19 matches played this season.
Team form: Blackpool vs Stevenage
Blackpool Form
Blackpool look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Birmingham, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Shrewsbury in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-3 win against Reading in their most recent outing. Blackpool claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded six.
Stevenage Form
Stevenage look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Mansfield, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Northampton in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Stockport County in their most recent outing. Stevenage only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by six goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Blackpool and Stevenage
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 Blackpool and Stevenage played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Blackpool matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Blackpool matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Blackpool home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 24 of the last 25 Stevenage matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Stevenage away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Stevenage away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Stevenage away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Stevenage have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Blackpool vs Stevenage
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Lee Evans will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Stevenage hope Dan Kemp 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.
Popular markets: Blackpool vs Stevenage
Full-time result
Blackpool won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bloomfield Road. They drew five and lost three as well, while Stevenage won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six.
Both teams to score
Blackpool scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Stevenage scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Blackpool managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Blackpool saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Stevenage, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.