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Blackpool vs Coventry: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 21, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool
2-0
Coventry

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What was the result of Blackpool vs Coventry?

Blackpool won 2-0 on August 21, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 48′M. CullenBlackpool
  • 80′Joseph DodooBlackpool

Official lineup for Blackpool vs Coventry

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackpool

  1. 9M. Cullen
  2. 11Joseph Dodoo
  1. 8Jay Francis Spearing
  2. 14H. Pritchard
  3. 15J. Thompson
  1. 2D. Daniels
  2. 12M. Nottingham
  3. 16C. Tilt
  4. 20O. Turton
  5. 27M. Bola
  1. 1M. Howard

Coventry

  1. 9M. Biamou
  2. 23L. Thomas
  1. 8Michael Paul Doyle
  2. 16Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo
  3. 20T. Bayliss
  4. 26J. Shipley
  1. 4J. Willis
  2. 12Junior Brown
  3. 15D. Hyam
  4. 17D. Sterling
  1. 13L. O'Brien
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackpool have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Coventry have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Shrewsbury(away)0-0League One
Aug 14, 2018Barnsley(home)3-1League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Portsmouth(home)1-2League One
Aug 4, 2018Wycombe(away)0-0League One
May 5, 2018Rotherham(away)0-1League One
Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Plymouth(home)1-0League One
Aug 14, 2018Oxford United(away)0-2League Cup
Aug 11, 2018AFC Wimbledon(away)0-0League One
Aug 4, 2018Scunthorpe(home)1-2League One
May 28, 2018Exeter City(home)3-1League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Blackpool win, 2 draws, 1 Coventry win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2016Blackpool 0-1 CoventryLeague One
Oct 17, 2015Coventry 0-0 BlackpoolLeague One
Jan 31, 2012Blackpool 2-1 CoventryChampionship
Sep 27, 2011Coventry 2-2 BlackpoolChampionship

Last archived meeting: Blackpool vs Coventry on Mar 12, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Blackpool score 1.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackpool1.50.777/158/15
Coventry1.81.5311/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Blackpool822413148

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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