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Blackpool vs Portsmouth Live Stream, Predictions
Portsmouth arrive at Bloomfield Road on Saturday for the League One tie with home side Blackpool.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Blackpool v Portsmouth are shown below (including the best match odds).
๐ Form Guide
Blackpool
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Blackpool, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-2 League One victory vs Shrewsbury Town.
For Blackpool, the goalscorers were Karamoko Dembรฉlรฉ (43') and Hayden Coulson (84').
Itโs been all too rare in recent times where Blackpool havenโt conceded. The facts show that Blackpool have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals on the way. Letโs find out if that trend will end up being sustained here.
Their prior results show that Blackpool:
- haven't lost in the league to Portsmouth in their previous 5 games.
- are undefeated in their previous 7 home league matches.
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth will go into this encounter following on from a 2-1 League One win vs Oxford United in their previous game.
For Portsmouth, goals were scored by Callum Lang (2') and Christian Saydee (67'). Cameron Brannagan (6') scored for Oxford United.
A succession of accomplished performances from the Portsmouth defensive unit has seen the number of goals theyโve conceded amounting to 4 from their last 6 fixtures combined. In that period of time, their own forwards have managed to score 14.
Their previous form shows that Portsmouth:
- have not beaten Blackpool when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 away league matches.
๐ฅ Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 11/08/2018 shows that Blackpool have won 4 of these games and Portsmouth 1, with the tally of draws being 1.
12 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 from The Seasiders and 3 netted by Pompey. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.
The previous league game between these clubs was League One match day 19 on 25/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Portsmouth 0-4 Blackpool.
The referee was Ollie Yates.
๐ฐ Team News: Blackpool
The Blackpool boss Neil Critchley does not have any fitness worries at all ahead of this game with a fully injury-free group available to choose from.
๐ฐ Team News: Portsmouth
Portsmouth manager John Mousinho has multiple availability issues to deal with. Lee Evans (Knee problems), Josh Dockerill (Cruciate ligament tear), Regan Poole (Cruciate ligament tear) and Alex Robertson (Torn thigh muscle) will not be playing here.
โจ Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Portsmouth and Blackpool may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.
It will be interesting to see how this one goes, and itโs not easy to pick a clear winner. Weโre therefore expecting a very competitive game with a 0-0 score when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 14:02 09/03/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Blackpool
Formed: 1887
Stadium: Bloomfield Road (16,616)
Captain: Oliver Norburn
Chairman: Simon Sadler
Manager: Neil Critchley
Competitions: League One position 8
๐ Key Player: Karamoko Dembรฉlรฉ
Usually used in the Right Wing position, Karamoko Dembรฉlรฉ was born in Lambeth, England. Having made his senior debut playing for Celtic in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 6 league goals in this League One 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 29 appearances.
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36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 76 | WWWDW |
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36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 70 | WLLWD |
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36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 69 | WWLLW |
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35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 67 | DWWWD |
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35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 65 | LLWWW |
6 |
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35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 60 | LLWWD |
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36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 57 | WDDLL |
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36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 56 | LWWLW |
9 |
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36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 54 | WLWWL |
10 |
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36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 52 | DWWWD |
11 |
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35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 49 | LWLWW |
12 |
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36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 49 | WDWDL |
13 |
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36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 44 | LWDWL |
14 |
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37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 41 | DDWDW |
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35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 41 | LDLWL |
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36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -23 | 40 | WLLDL |
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36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 39 | DLWLW |
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35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 39 | WWLLD |
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35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 38 | WLLLL |
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36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | -25 | 38 | DLWLL |
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35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 34 | WDLDL |
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34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 | LLLDL |
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36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 31 | DLDDW |
24 |
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35 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -31 | 23 | LLLWL |
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Goals scored | 2.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 44 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 47 |
Time first goal conceded | 50 |
Yellow cards | 2.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.4 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Jordan Rhodes | 15 |
Jake Beesley | 6 |
Karamoko Dembรฉlรฉ | 6 |
Shayne Lavery | 5 |
CJ Hamilton | 4 |
Colby Bishop | 16 |
Paddy Lane | 11 |
Kusini Yengi | 7 |
Abu Kamara | 6 |
Callum Lang | 4 |
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