League One: Derby vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Derby and Blackpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Derby appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Blackpool in round 41 of the League One season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Pride Park on Friday.

Derby are chasing the first place in the League One after collecting 78 points from their initial 40 encounters. Blackpool trail them on 60 points after 39 rounds, sitting as number 9 in the table.

Form: Derby vs Blackpool

Derby Form

In their last three matches, Derby beat Reading by 2-1 and Bolton by 1-0, before losing against Northampton by 1-0. Derby claimed four wins in their last six League One matches at the Pride Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored nine goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw with Portsmouth. A 0-1 win against Northampton followed, before a 1-0 defeat against Wigan in their most recent match. Blackpool won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored five while also conceding five times.

Betting stats and facts for Derby and Blackpool

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

In-form players: Derby vs Blackpool

Jake Beesley 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 Derby, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Dwight Gayle 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 Pride Park across all tournaments Derby won six times, drew one and lost three times. Blackpool claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Derby scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Interestingly, Blackpool scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Derby were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Blackpool’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Blackpool’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.

Suggested bet: Derby vs Blackpool

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Derby and Blackpool seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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