England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Blackpool and Birmingham City, taking place on Saturday, 10 December 2022, at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.
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Blackpool, Recent FormThe Blackpool players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against Wigan Athletic recently, that ended in a 2-1 defeat. Their share of possession in that meeting was 29%, while racking up 4 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to the numbers reached by Wigan Athletic, who had 18 shots on goal with 3 on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 7 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 10, and leading to valuable points being dropped. With no goals in 3 of their last 6 matches at home, they are showing signs of a problem finding the net at their home ground. Michael Appleton will be concerned about his leaky defence after they have failed to keep a clean sheet at home for 9 games in a row.
Blackpool will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form, having lost 4 league games in a row.
Jerry Yates will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Blackpool.
Birmingham City, Recent FormThe Birmingham City squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 home defeat against Sunderland, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they had 59% possession and managed 22 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Sunderland who had 6 attempts and 4 on target.
It seems pretty certain that John Eustace will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 7 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
It's been a mixed run of form for Birmingham recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
Scott Hogan will be hoping to create problems for Blackpool in this one, having scored 5 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Birmingham City.
Birmingham City will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Blackpool, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 6-1 defeat.
Blackpool have scored in each of their last 8 games at home in the league against The Blues.
Birmingham has a poor track record in the league when they visit Blackpool, losing in their last 2 games.
Blackpool manager Michael Appleton has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Keshi Anderson (Hamstring), Jake Beesley (Broken ankle), Liam Bridcutt (Groin), Lewis Fiorini (Hamstring), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Knee), Kevin Stewart (Broken foot), Jordan Thorniley (Concussion) and Rhys Williams (Illness) are all currently out of contention for this game.
John Eustace has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Harlee Dean (Calf), Gary Gardner (Calf) and Przemysław Płacheta (Shin)
Blackpool Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 17' | Time first goal scored | 35' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 4-2 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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