League One: Stockport County vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Stockport County and Blackpool who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Stockport County enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackpool swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 7 in the League One standings, Stockport County, have so far collected 19 points this season, while Blackpool collected eight points. This puts them up as number 23 after 11 rounds.

Form: Stockport County vs Blackpool

Stockport County Form

In their last three matches, Stockport County won 0-1 against Rotherham, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Reading. They were back on top last time out, defeating Huddersfield 1-2. Stockport County managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Bradford before drawing 2-2 with Luton. They were defeated once again, when AFC Wimbledon ran out 0-2 winners. Blackpool are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded ten goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting stats for Stockport County and Blackpool

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Stockport County and Blackpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Stockport County vs Blackpool

CJ Hamilton 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 Stockport County, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Oliver Norwood also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

Betting markets: Stockport County vs Blackpool

Full-time result

Stockport County won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Edgeley Park. They drew three and lost two as well, while Blackpool won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Blackpool only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Stockport County played. Blackpool have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stockport County managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Blackpool kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Blackpool have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Stockport County when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Stockport County’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 1.2 goals in these matches. Stockport County are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 21 matches. Blackpool did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.