Blackpool will be looking to make it back to back wins in the EFL Championship this weekend when they host Derby County at Bloomfield Road. Showdown schedules for 30th April 2022 at 17:00 EAT.
Blackpool is placed in the 15th place with 60 points after their 44 fixtures in the table.Th club bagged six goals past Birmingham City in the previous home match and also bagged nine goals in the last three league affairs. Blackpool look determined to end with a flourish, posting seven points from their last three fixtures with the most recent of their nine goals during that period coming in Tuesday’s 2-0 win at Barnsley.
The Seasiders prepare for this fixture aiming for another win following 0-2 Championship win over Barnsley in their last game. In that match, Blackpool had 52% possession, 11 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Owen Dale (39′) and Oliver Casey (66′). Barnsley got six shots with two of them on target.
The opponents Derby County are 23rd in the with 31 points in the table(already-relegated), they head into this contest playing for just pride and looking to avoid finishing in bottom position of the table. Last weekend’s loss was the third defeat in the last four league games for Wayne Rooney’s men who have clearly lost motivation after being mathematically eliminated from the second tier of English football.
In their previous fixture, the Rams suffered 1-3 Championship defeat at the hands of Bristol City. In that match, Derby County managed 67% possession, 11 shots with two of on target and a goal scored by Craig Forsyth (61′). Bristol City got 18 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Andreas Weimann (10′), Antoine Semenyo (38′) and Timm Klose (79′).
Blackpool vs Derby County head to head
Derby County holds the upper hand in the history of this fixture claiming nine wins out of the 14 direct encounters between the two teams since 2007. Blackpool has won four times while one match ended in a draw.
- Derby County 1-0 Blackpoo11/12/21l
- Derby County 4-0 Blackpool 14/04/15
- Blackpool 0-1 Derby County 21/10/14
- Blackpool 1-3 Derby County 08/04/14
- Derby County 5-1 Blackpool 07/12/13
Home
- Barnsley 0-2 Blackpool
- Luton 1-1 Blackpool
- Blackpool 6-1 Birmingham
- West Bromwich 2-1 Blackpool
- Blackburn 1-1 Blackpool
Away
- Derby County 1-3 Bristol City
- QPR 1-0 Derby County
- Derby County 2-1 Fulham
- Swansea 2-1 Derby County
- Derby County 1-0 Preston
Blackpool team news
The home team will be without the services of Oliver Casey, Matty Virtue, Luke Garbutt, Kevin Stewart and Grant Ward through injuries.
Derby County team news
Sam Baldock, Krystian Bielik, Lee Buchanan and Jack Stretton will be unavailable for Wayne Rooney’s selection due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
Blackpool have had a fairly decent record at home, having won 11 of their 22 home games; they have no losses in their last three games, with two wins and a draw while Derby have just two wins in their last eight games; they lost five of those games, with one draw.
- Blackpool Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
