England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Blackpool and Stoke City, taking place on Saturday, 18 February 2023, at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.
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Blackpool, Recent FormThe 2-1 away defeat to Swansea City will not have sat easily with the Blackpool squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. In that game they had 24% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Swansea City who had 17 attempts and 6 on target.
Having scored 4 goals and conceded 10 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. They have been misfiring up front at home recently, having been unable to produce a goal in 3 of their last 6 matches. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
There will be mixed feelings from The Seasiders, although undefeated in their last 3 league games at home, 3 of these games ended in a draw.
Stoke City, Recent FormThe last league instalment for Stoke City produced a stunning 3-0 home win over Huddersfield Town. They came away from that fixture with a 56% share of the possession and clocked up 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Huddersfield Town, who managed 3 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
Alex Neil will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 5 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 4 of their last 6 away games. 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.
With 3 matches lost and only 2 wins in their last 6 away matches lately, this has not been a great spell for the team away from home.
Nick Powell has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Blackpool.
It was one to forget for Blackpool last time they met Stoke City in the league, falling to a 2-0 defeat.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. Playing away from home, Stoke have scored in 2 of their last 3 league games against Blackpool. The Seasiders have struggled to break down the Stoke defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
In the league, Stoke has had a solid run on the road against Blackpool, being unbeaten in their last 7 meetings at Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool manager Mick McCarthy has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Keshi Anderson (Hamstring), Liam Bridcutt (Leg), Marvin Ekpiteta (Hamstring), Lewis Fiorini (Leg), Charlie Goode (Hamstring), Kevin Stewart (Broken foot) and Tom Trybull (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Alex Neil has a number of injury concerns in his Stoke squad to contend with: Sam Clucas (Back), Connor Taylor (Ankle) and Josh Tymon (Ankle)
Blackpool Playing at home | Stoke City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 54' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 28' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 2.9 |
| 4-2 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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