Blackpool vs Birmingham City Match Analysis & Prediction
01/12/2024 4:00 pm
Looking to secure a spot in the third round of the competition, League One rivals Blackpool and Birmingham City meet in an FA Cup tie at Bloomfield Road on Sunday evening.
Following a 3-0 win at home to relegation-threatened Burton Albion at Bloomfield Road on September 28, Blackpool endured an eight-game winless run in League One recently, a streak that was broken on Tuesday, with the Seasiders securing a 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.
Steve Bruce’s side were handed a slice of luck in the first half when Gasmen defender Bryant Bilongo scored an own goal, before midfielder Lee Evans doubled the visitors’ lead from the spot in the second half, ensuring maximum points.
Despite securing a much-needed win last time out, Blackpool are still languishing down in 16th position in the League One standings.
Focusing on FA Cup matters for the moment, Blackpool enjoyed a relatively-comfortable first-round tie at League Two side Gillingham at the start of November, with Sonny Carey bagging a brilliant brace at Priestfield Stadium to secure a second-round tie with Birmingham.
After a run of three straight games without victory in League One, Birmingham produced a dogged display in a wet and windy Devon on Tuesday night, when goals either side of the break from Tomoki Iwata and Jay Stansfield were enough to beat Exeter City.
Despite beating Exeter, Blues remain out of the top-two spots in the League One standings due to the exceptional form of Wycombe Wanderers and newly-promoted Wrexham, with the former managing a 10th straight win at home to Mansfield Town earlier in the week.
Participating in the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in three decades, Birmingham avoided a potential slip-up at National League side Sutton United in front of the TV cameras in early November, when Willum Willumsson’s fifth goal of the season was enough to secure safe passage into the second round.
Blackpool vs. Birmingham City Head to head
In the previous 54 meetings between these two teams, they have claimed 19 victories each while drawing in 16.
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04/03/2015Birmingham City1Blackpool0Championship
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27/11/2021Birmingham City1Blackpool0Championship
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18/04/2022Blackpool6Birmingham City1Championship
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10/12/2022Blackpool0Birmingham City0Championship
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22/04/2023Birmingham City0Blackpool1Championship
Blackpool Team News
After keeping a clean sheet at Bristol Rovers earlier in the week, Blackpool manager Bruce could be tempted to continue with a centre-back pairing of Oliver Casey and Odel Offiah.
Blackpool's Last 5 Matches
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09/11/2024Leyton Orient3Blackpool0League One
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12/11/2024Harrogate Town2Blackpool2 PEFL Trophy
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16/11/2024Blackpool0Northampton Town0League One
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23/11/2024Bolton Wanderers2Blackpool1League One
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26/11/2024Bristol Rovers0Blackpool2League One
Birmingham City Team News
Birmingham remain without the services of wingers Emil Hansson and Scott Wright, opening the door for 21-year-old Ayumu Yokoyama to start on the flanks.
Birmingham City's Last 5 Matches
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29/10/2024Birmingham City7Fulham U211EFL Trophy
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03/11/2024Sutton United0Birmingham City1FA Cup
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09/11/2024Birmingham City1Northampton Town1League One
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23/11/2024Shrewsbury Town3Birmingham City2League One
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26/11/2024Exeter City0Birmingham City2League One
Blackpool vs. Birmingham City: Odds and Predictions
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