Stoke City grabbed the 3 points in a postponed game against Wolverhampton, reaching 42 points and safely sitting on the 10 spot. The team will be a visitor to Blackpool on Saturday
Blackpool are 17th at the moment with 34 points, in 34 matches, and need a hundred percent victory here. They have as many points as the 18th Wigan, but have conceded a goal less and are out of the danger zone for the moment. The team’s home record reads W4 D4 L9 this season, scoring 26 goals and conceding 34 in those games. All 4 victories at home have been recorded in the new 2011, some of which have been against solid teams like Liverpool and Tottenham.
Stoke City are one of the worst visitors in the league, and perhaps the worst next to Bolton in the top half of the table. The team reached the 42 points threshold on Tuesday and has nothing to worry about anymore. With an upcoming FA Cup final against Manchester City, Stoke has to solely focus on it. With the current placement of the teams, even if Stoke City loses the final, they will be playing in Europa League next year. The team’s away record in Premier league reads W3 D2 L12, scoring 15 goals and conceding 27 in those games.
Stoke City might be playing an FA Cup final, but the team hasn’t won an away game since November 20th 2011. In their most recent visit against Aston Villa, a match that ended 1:1, Stoke City picked up their first point for 2011 away from Britannia stadium.
Blackpool needs a victory here but their statistics against Stoke City on this stadium is horrible.
Here are the 4 most recent games, played in Championship and League one:
15/12/2007 Blackpool vs. Stoke 2:3
06/11/2001 Blackpool vs. Stoke 2:2
26/12/1999 Blackpool vs. Stoke 1:2
06/03/1999 Blackpool vs. Stoke 0:1
Looks a bit discouraging, but let’s face it, with 4 games left in the season, including this one, and Blackpool having visits against Tottenham and Manchester United, this might be the last train for 3 points, or any points at all. Their only hope will be that home game against Bolton in 2 weeks, but that’s it. If Blackpool manages to get 6 points from those two games, it’s almost certain that they will make the cut.
My prediction would be Blackpool to win this game, as they are the team that really needs the points. Good luck betting.
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