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Blackpool FC vs Arsenal FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Blackpool FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 17:30 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Sead Kolasinac

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Arsenal FC — FA Cup at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Halliday
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Mick McDonough
  • Referee Mike Dean

Head-to-Head

1
Blackpool FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Blackpool FC 0–3 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Arsenal FC H 0–3 L
01 Jan Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
29 Dec AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 D
26 Dec Rochdale AFC A 1–2 L
22 Dec Barnsley FC H 0–1 L
18 Dec Solihull Moors FC H 3–2 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Blackpool FC A 3–0 W
01 Jan Fulham FC H 4–1 W
29 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–5 L
26 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Burnley FC H 3–1 W
16 Dec Southampton FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Ashley Fletcher 4 G
Arsenal FC
Martinelli 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackpool FC is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Bukayo Saka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 11' What a strike from Joe Willock! The score is 0-1.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Marc Bola has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' Aaron Ramsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 57 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' What a strike from Joe Willock! The score is 0-2.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Arsenal FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Blackpool FC team. Chris Taylor is replaced by Harry Pritchard on 62 minute.
  • 64' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Eddie Nketiah departs to be replaced by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 69' Another substitution for Blackpool FC to replace Mark Howard by Christoffer Mafoumbi on 69 minute.
  • 74' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Donervon Daniels, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 82' GOAL! Alex Iwobi scores on 82.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Sead Kolasinac is replaced by Zechariah Medley.
  • 86' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Alex Iwobi by Bukayo Saka on 86 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Terry McPhillips

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.05 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC25% Draw27% Arsenal FC48%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Arsenal FC
75%
Blackpool FC or Arsenal FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC18% Draw45% Arsenal FC37%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.