Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21: result 1-1 and analysis
EFL Trophy2nd RoundKick-off on December 17, 2024 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire
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What was the result of Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21?
Blackpool and Aston Villa U21 drew 1-1 on December 17, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 46′E. EmbletonBlackpool
- 78′J. JimohAston Villa U21
Official lineup for Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Blackpool
4-4-2- 41Terry Bondo
- 16J. Rhodes
- 15H. Coulson
- 6O. Norburn
- 28R. Finnigan
- 14E. Embleton
- 23D. Thompson
- 26Z. Ashworth
- 34D. Sassi
- 4J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 1R. O'Donnell
Aston Villa U21
4-2-3-1- 83B. Burrows
- 79B. Broggio
- 56J. Jimoh
- 60Kyrie Pierre
- 54Aidan Borland
- 62Todd Alcock
- 66T. Patterson
- 50S. Swinkels
- 63Kerr David Smith
- 45Triston Rowe
- 48O. Zych
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackpool have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Aston Villa U21 have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Reading(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Shrewsbury(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Birmingham(home) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Bristol Rovers(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Bolton(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Wolves U21(home) | 0-4 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Norwich City U21(home) | 0-3 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Barrow(away) | 0-3 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Leicester City U21(away) | 1-3 | Premier League 2 Division One |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Middlesbrough U21(away) | 2-4 | Premier League 2 Division One |
How many goals should we expect?
Blackpool score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa U21 score 1.4 and concede 2.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1.2 | 1.5 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Aston Villa U21 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Blackpool sit 2nd in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Aston Villa U21 sit 4th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | BlackpoolGroup 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21Group 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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