League One: Peterborough vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 14 match between Peterborough and Blackpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Peterborough and Blackpool will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Peterborough are placed 23th with ten points after 12 matches. Blackpool occupy a position as 24th in the league on nine points.

Team form: Peterborough vs Blackpool

Peterborough Form

Peterborough suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Lincoln City in a 0-3 defeat. Bolton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Peterborough were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Burton. Peterborough claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 0-2 against AFC Wimbledon. A 1-0 defeat against Stockport County followed, before a 1-1 draw with Wycombe. Blackpool came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by ten goals to one.

Betting facts for Peterborough and Blackpool

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

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Full-time result

Peterborough claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackpool won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Peterborough scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Blackpool only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Blackpool have failed to score in 5 consecutive away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Peterborough managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Blackpool kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Peterborough and Blackpool when playing at Weston Homes Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Peterborough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Blackpool, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Blackpool did not score a single goal in 5 consecutive games.