Blackpool v Doncaster prediction

League One · Sun, 03 May 2020 12:00 BST · Bloomfield Road

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The match

Blackpool host Doncaster in League One on Sunday 3 May (kick-off 12:00 UK).

Form and the table

10 of Blackpool’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 11 of Blackpool’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Blackpool have three wins, no draws and three defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 1.50 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.67. Blackpool have scored 44 goals, the 11th-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Blackpool have conceded 43 goals, the 11th-most of the 23 clubs.

Seven of Doncaster’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of Doncaster’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Doncaster have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.71. Doncaster have scored 51 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Doncaster have conceded 33 goals, the third-fewest of the 23 clubs.

Blackpool (13th) and Doncaster (ninth) are nine points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Doncaster the stronger side, 71 rating points above Blackpool (Doncaster 1453, Blackpool 1382, after at least 278 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 17 September 2019, finished Doncaster 0–1 Blackpool.

Team news

Predicted Blackpool XI (3-5-2): B. Peacock-Farrell, J. Williams, O. Casey, Z. Ashworth, K. Anderson, J. Bowler, A. Morgan, L. Clarkson, G. Honeyman, J. Yates, T. Bloxham — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (3.8 per match over 10 appearances, four goals and one assist) and A. Gnanduillet (2.9 per match over 30 appearances, 15 goals and one assist) have been Blackpool’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Blackpool (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 877 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. A. Gnanduillet averages 3.1 shots per 90 over 2245 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Doncaster XI (4-2-3-1): T. Simkin, N. Byrne, S. Grehan, J. Senior, J. McGrath, R. Gotts, L. Ayinde, G. Broadbent, O. Bailey, I. Hutchinson, A. May — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Benjamin Whiteman (3.8 per match over 33 appearances, five goals and one assist) and Jacob Ramsey (3.7 per match over seven appearances, three goals) have been Doncaster’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Doncaster (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Benjamin Whiteman averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 2970 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Jacob Ramsey averages 0.5 key passes per 90 over 560 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last nine appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 03 May 2020 12:00 BST · League One · Bloomfield Road
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackpool 2 · draws 2 · Doncaster 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Blackpool 2W 2D 1L · Doncaster 3W 0D 2L

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Key Stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.29 / 3.67

Corners

against 5.71 / 4.83 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.43 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.57 / 2.6

Cards

against 0.86 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackpool for / against	Line	Doncaster for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.29 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.71 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.5 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.6 for · 1.5 against n 5 Last 5

Blackpool

Blackpool Goalkeeper

Blackpool — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Alnwick	22	871920 min	452.1 /90	241.1 /90	00 /90
C. Maxwell	9	90810 min	202.2 /90	121.3 /90	00 /90
M. Howard	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	61.5 /90	10.3 /90
J. Sims	1	6060 min	23 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Alnwick n 8	82.5	1.8 3/2
C. Maxwell n 8	90	2 3/2
M. Howard n 6	86.5	1.9 4/1

Blackpool Defensive

Blackpool — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Turton	29	822391 min	301.1 /90	261 /90	150.6 /90	not recorded in League One	220.8 /90	40.2 /90
J. Husband	28	892481 min	481.7 /90	391.4 /90	130.5 /90	not recorded in League One	331.2 /90	80.3 /90
B. Heneghan	25	852136 min	200.8 /90	291.2 /90	190.8 /90	not recorded in League One	281.2 /90	60.3 /90
Ryan Edwards	20	851706 min	281.5 /90	90.5 /90	160.8 /90	not recorded in League One	241.3 /90	40.2 /90
C. Tilt	19	811539 min	211.2 /90	231.3 /90	191.1 /90	not recorded in League One	201.2 /90	50.3 /90
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Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Feeney n 8	89.9	0.6 3/2	0.5 4/0	—
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	76	1.5 4/3	0.9 5/1	—
O. Turton n 8	84.4	0.9 4/2	0.4 2/1	—
A. Gnanduillet n 8	69.1	2.4 5/5	2.3 6/3	—
J. Husband n 8	90	1.3 8/2	1 5/2	—
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Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Feeney n 8	89.9	1 5/2
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	76	3 7/5
O. Turton n 8	84.4	0.9 4/2
A. Gnanduillet n 8	69.1	1 5/1
J. Husband n 8	90	1.5 6/3
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Blackpool Attacking

Blackpool — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Gnanduillet	29	772235 min	150.6 /90	10 /90	783.1 /90	331.3 /90	241 /90	110.4 /90
N. Delfouneso	27	691865 min	20.1 /90	10 /90	241.2 /90	80.4 /90	160.8 /90	231.1 /90
J. Nuttall	17	56945 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	242.3 /90	90.9 /90	80.8 /90	80.8 /90
G. Madine	10	69693 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	172.2 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90	40.5 /90
R. Hardie	4	50199 min	00 /90	00 /90	73.2 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90
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Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Feeney n 8	89.9	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	76	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
O. Turton n 8	84.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
A. Gnanduillet n 8	69.1	2.3 5/4	1.1 4/2
J. Husband n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Feeney n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	76	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Turton n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Gnanduillet n 8	69.1	0.7 3/1	0.2 1/0
J. Husband n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Doncaster

Doncaster Goalkeeper

Doncaster — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Dieng	27	902430 min	712.6 /90	261 /90	10 /90
I. Lawlor	7	90630 min	172.4 /90	71 /90	00 /90

Doncaster — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Dieng n 8	90	2.3 6/3
I. Lawlor n 8	90	2.5 7/4

Doncaster Defensive

Doncaster — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Halliday	34	903060 min	762.2 /90	361.1 /90	160.5 /90	not recorded in League One	391.1 /90	70.2 /90
T. Anderson	32	892839 min	260.8 /90	361.1 /90	311 /90	not recorded in League One	311 /90	50.2 /90
R. James	27	832248 min	502 /90	321.3 /90	50.2 /90	not recorded in League One	321.3 /90	50.2 /90
C. John	18	871566 min	301.7 /90	221.3 /90	80.5 /90	not recorded in League One	271.6 /90	40.2 /90
J. Wright	18	851530 min	130.8 /90	191.1 /90	150.9 /90	not recorded in League One	261.5 /90	50.3 /90
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Doncaster — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Halliday n 8	90	1.1 5/2	2 8/4	—
B. Whiteman n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.6 5/0	—
K. Sadlier n 8	69.1	0.7 2/1	1 3/2	—
T. Anderson n 8	90	1 7/1	0.4 2/1	—
B. Sheaf n 8	84.4	2.1 8/4	0.7 3/2	—
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Doncaster — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Halliday n 8	90	2 7/6
B. Whiteman n 8	90	2.5 7/6
K. Sadlier n 8	69.1	2 4/4
T. Anderson n 8	90	1.3 5/4
B. Sheaf n 8	84.4	4 8/7
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Doncaster Attacking

Doncaster — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
N. Ennis	27	711928 min	60.3 /90	30.1 /90	391.8 /90	150.7 /90	200.9 /90	190.9 /90
D. Cole	7	64447 min	00 /90	00 /90	51 /90	10.2 /90	71.4 /90	40.8 /90
K. Thomas	5	79396 min	30.7 /90	00 /90	51.1 /90	30.7 /90	51.1 /90	00 /90
R. Bingham	5	60302 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.4 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
F. Okenabirhie	4	38153 min	21.2 /90	00 /90	116.5 /90	52.9 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90
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Doncaster — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Halliday n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	90	1 5/3	0.6 4/1
K. Sadlier n 8	69.1	2.9 7/6	1 5/1
T. Anderson n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
B. Sheaf n 8	84.4	1.3 5/4	0.7 4/1
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Doncaster — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Halliday n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
K. Sadlier n 8	69.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Anderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Sheaf n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackpool v Doncaster — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackpoolDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

DoncasterWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackpool 2 · 2 draws · Doncaster 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2019-09-17 Doncaster 0–1 Blackpool
2019-03-12 Blackpool 1–1 Doncaster
2018-11-27 Doncaster 2–0 Blackpool
2018-08-28 Doncaster 1–2 Blackpool
2018-03-30 Blackpool 1–2 Doncaster
2017-08-19 Doncaster 3–3 Blackpool

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Blackpool#13 pos45 pts35 pl+1 GD

Doncaster#9 pos54 pts34 pl+18 GD

Goals per game

Blackpool scored1.26

Doncaster scored1.5

Blackpool conceded1.23

Doncaster conceded0.97

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Doncaster?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackpool won 2, Doncaster won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackpool and Doncaster?: Recent form — Blackpool 2W 2D 1L; Doncaster 3W 0D 2L.

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