Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Blackpool FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Crewe Alexandra FC
Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45+5' · FT 45+12'
Jordan Gabriel 78' Y
Matthew Virtue-Thick 90' Y
Luke Garbutt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Referee
  • Referee Richard Bartlett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
Blackpool FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Crewe Alexandra FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-17 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–1 D
27 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 3–0 W
20 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W
16 Feb Rochdale AFC H 1–0 W
06 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L
02 Feb Northampton Town FC H 2–0 W
Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Blackpool FC A 1–1 D
27 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D
23 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 2–0 W
20 Feb Swindon Town FC A 1–2 L
06 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–2 L
02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crewe Alexandra FC's shape.
  • 10' Blackpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' It’s high time David Artell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' 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.
  • 33' Rio Adebisi gets the nod from Crewe Alexandra FC. He replaces Donervon Daniels and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. David Artell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Against the run of play, Daniel Ballard has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' England international Jerry Yates has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' The 34-year-old Omar Beckles has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Jordan Thorniley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 57' Blackpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Demetri Mitchell is hanging Sullay Kaikai on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' Rio Adebisi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' Crewe Alexandra FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Owen Dale is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikael Mandron at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Chris Porter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordan Gabriel.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC. Antony Evans is replaced by Stephen Walker.
  • 85' Daniel Powell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charlie Kirk at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Stephen Walker — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Matthew Virtue-Thick has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ballard 1
Stephen Walker 1
Grant Ward 1
Mikael Mandron 1

Head to Head

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-17 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2021-02-27 Charlton Athletic FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2021-02-20 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2021-02-16 Blackpool FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC W 2021-02-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2021-02-02 Blackpool FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC W

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2021-02-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-02-23 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-02-20 Swindon Town FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-02-06 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.25 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC44% Draw30% Crewe Alexandra FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC
56%
Blackpool FC or Crewe Alexandra FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC29% Draw52% Crewe Alexandra FC19%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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