Blackpool vs Stoke City Prediction: The visitors are in better form at the moment

Blackpool is ready to welcome Stoke City on Saturday evening. Blackpool is winless in their last 12 league games against Stoke. Is Blackpool able to redeem itself this time? 

Blackpool’s Form

Blackpool's performance at home has been below average (W3 D5 L7) this season as they have only managed to win 3 out of 15 league games. Their previous two home games against Rotherham (0-0) and Huddersfield (2-2) ended as a draw. In their 15 home league games, Blackpool has scored 16 goals against their visitors and conceded 21 in return.

Blackpool's away performance is average this season as they managed (W3 D4 L9) to win on three occasions out of 16. With 28 points in 31 games, Blackpool is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 31 goals this season and conceded 47 in return.

Jerry Yates is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals and 4 assists followed by Josh Bowler (3) and Gary Madine (4) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Blackpool’s possible lineup

Maxwell; Lyons, Connolly, Thorniley, Husband; Dougall, Patino; Bowler, Carey, Hamilton; Yates.

Stoke City’s Form

Stoke City’s away performance is average this season as they managed to win on (W5 L7 D3) 5 occasions out of 15. They lost in their previous two away games against Luton (0-1) and Sheffield United (1-3). In their, 15 away games, they scored 15 goals against their hosts and conceded 15 in return.

Their home form is also poor as they managed (W5 L7 D4) to win on 5 occasions out of 16. With 37 points in 31 games, Stoke City is sitting in the 19th position. They have netted 36 goals this season and conceded 38 in return.

Lewis Baker is the team’s top scorer with 6 goals and 5 assists followed by Tyrese Campbell (5) and Jacob Brown (5) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Stoke City’s possible lineup

Sarkic; Sterling, Wilmot, Jagielka, Fox; Laurent, Pearson; Campbell, Smallbone, Brown; Gayle.

Blackpool vs Stoke City expert tips

Blackpool has already lost to Stoke City in their recent visit this season. Their track record when facing Stoke at home doesn’t look good enough as well. With their current home performance, it would be difficult for them to beat Stoke City. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate Stoke to win the match. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.