|
History of the Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion fixture
West Brom. face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, The Baggies have recorded 14 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | West Brom. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 15 Aug | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | West Brom. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 1975/1976 | Wed 31 Mar | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 08 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Seasiders, with 4 goals against.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Baggies, and 7 goals against.
Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 31 points from their 21 games so far. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 39 points from the 21 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |