Blackpool vs Cambridge United: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 43Kick-off on April 6, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire
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What was the result of Blackpool vs Cambridge United?
Blackpool won 1-0 on April 6, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 30′S. CareyBlackpool
Official lineup for Blackpool vs Cambridge United
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Blackpool
3-5-2- 27K. Kouassi
- 18J. Beesley
- 15H. Coulson
- 10S. Carey
- 7G. Byers
- 11K. Dembélé
- 22C. Hamilton
- 20O. Casey
- 21M. Ekpiteta
- 5M. Pennington
- 32D. Grimshaw
Cambridge United
3-4-2-1- 23G. Yahyai
- 7J. Brophy
- 14S. Kaikai
- 26J. Gibbons
- 24J. Cousins
- 4P. Digby
- 2L. Bennett
- 3D. Andrew
- 6R. Bennett
- 28M. Jobe
- 25W. Mannion
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; Cambridge United have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | Wycombe(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Derby(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Wigan(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Northampton(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Portsmouth(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | Wigan(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Barnsley(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Reading(away) | 0-4 | League One |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Lincoln(away) | 0-6 | League One |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Northampton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Blackpool wins, 2 draws, 1 Cambridge United win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2023 | Cambridge United 2-1 Blackpool | League One |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Cambridge United 0-0 Blackpool | League Two |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Blackpool 1-1 Cambridge United | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Cambridge United vs Blackpool on Dec 16, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Blackpool score 0.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cambridge United score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Cambridge United | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Blackpool sit 18th in League One (8 points from 8 matches) and Cambridge United sit 5th (16 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy