Blackpool, Recent Form

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The 3-1 away defeat to Reading will not have sat easily with the Blackpool squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  During that encounter they had 57% possession and had 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 8 shots on goal.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 8, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   Boss Mick McCarthy will not be pleased that his side has found keeping a clean sheet a challenging task at home this season, having conceded goals in 12 of their 16 matches.  

Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 home games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.  

Burnley, Recent Form

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In their last match Burnley enforced their superiority over Huddersfield Town with a 4-0 home win.  They achieved 76% possession in that match and had 22 strikes at goal, with 12 hitting the target, up against Huddersfield Town's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.  

It's clear that Vincent Kompany, their manager, will be very satisfied with his side's performance over the last 6 matches, a spell which has seen them notch up 13 goals and only give 2 away.  Their ongoing goal scoring streak now stands at 31 games in a row.  It's fair to say they have produced a number of good defensive performances away from home, with 4 clean sheets in their last 6 matches on the road.  

Their impressive run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 14 games in a row.  

On an individual basis, Ashley Barnes has scored in each of Burnley's last league game.